Rx/Reimbursement adult incontinence

In 2019 rx/reimbursement adult incontinence experienced strong growth as Estonia is becoming closer to a welfare state, and Estonians facing incontinence issues visited doctors to obtain the documentation needed to get the products. The system is ...

A demographic trend with higher growth in the number of older adults than children being born has positively impacted sales of adult incontinence, including rx/reimbursement adult incontinence. Due to the ageing population and longer average life ...

Although taking care of the adult incontinence condition is considered crucial in preserving dignity and quality of life, in 2019 remedying products were still not included in the Colombian Health Benefits Plan (PBS). It is believed to be only a ...

Due to an ageing population and improving awareness of incontinence, more and more people are seeking medical help, which supported volume sales of Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence in 2019. Light incontinence products are not usually covered by ...

According to Serbian law on health insurance, there is a defined list of patient who are eligible to receive rx/reimbursement services. There were no changes to the legislation framework which enables this service in 2019. The service includes the ...

Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence increased constantly growing in both current value and retail volume terms in the review period, and this continued in 2019. This growth was a direct result of the rise in the population aged 65+. Better healthcare...

In order to be reimbursed by the healthcare insurance scheme, adult incontinence had to be prescribed by a doctor in 2019, which entailed a certain amount of bureaucracy. Even so, there were also limits on the amount of state support available. For ...

Healthcare costs continued to rise in the Netherlands in 2019 and, as a result, premiums went up. Premiums also rose slightly to compensate for the deductible element, which was frozen by the government at EUR385 (and will remain that way in 2020). ...

Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence continued to perform well in 2019, with volume and current value growth rates improving slightly from 2018. As was the case with retail adult incontinence, the positive development of the category was primarily due...

Since 1984, incontinence towels have been included in the list of medical products offered by the Spanish health system. Therefore, these products can be purchased in chemists/pharmacies and medical centres under medical prescription, and consumers ...

At the end of the review period, there were some 85,000 people in Slovenia that were members of the government’s Rx/reimbursement scheme for adult incontinence products. This figure can be considered quite high as a proportion of the total Slovenian ...

Only products for moderate/heavy incontinence, and only specific brands, were reimbursed by health insurances in 2019, thus limiting the selection. In addition, consumers with light incontinence, which is the majority of sufferers, did not get ...

The country’s ageing population and rising obesity rate served to ensure a natural increase in demand for adult incontinence products in 2019. Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence faced rising costs prior to COVID-19. Growth in costs was becoming ...

Consumers aged 65+ account for almost 20% of the Austrian population, with this percentage seeing a continuous rise. As the risk of moderate to severe incontinence grows with age, it is reasonable that the demand for incontinence products also keeps ...

The Italian reimbursement scheme is an integral part of welfare assistance. Nonetheless, the system is far from perfect, and stakeholders strongly criticise its incontinence provision because patients cannot choose the most suitable delivery option, ...

Belarus has offered Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence products since 2012. This forms part of the government’s social security programme and focuses on compensating disabled people and the elderly for their expenditure on adult incontinence ...

Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence saw a slight decline in volume and value terms in 2019 due to consumers moving away from the Rx/reimbursement channel because of insurance companies placing stricter policies on these products. Incontinence ...

Similar to retail adult incontinence, growth in Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence in 2019 was driven by a natural increase in demand arising from an ageing population and rising obesity rate. Norway’s reimbursement mechanism is called the “blue ...

The category returned to value sales growth in 2019 after the legal regulations regarding Rx/reimbursement were amended in 2018. In 2018, the definition of incontinence in the healthcare system was revised, with a declaration that incontinence is an ...

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