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. 2024 May 24;7:139. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01137-1

Fig. 4. Initial manufacturer-set and final post-negotiation prices of permanently listed DiGAs.

Fig. 4

a Scatter plot illustrating the relationship between initial listing price and post-negotiation prices of 20 permanently listed Digital Health Applications (DiGAs) after price negotiation and with a 90-day prescription window across different listing years (at January 16th, 2024). Each point represents an individual DiGA, with the color indicating the year of initial listing. The x-axis denotes the initial listing price in euros set by the manufacturers, while the y-axis shows the negotiated permanent listing price in euros. DiGA prescribed via a one-time license are excluded. b Boxplots showing the variability of prices before and after price negotiation for the indication group psychiatry (n = 11) for DiGAs which completed the entire process. DiGAs prescribed via a one-time license are excluded. All other indication groups had a count of less than 4 DiGAs. DiGA manufacturers are within certain rules allowed to set a price for the first 12 months the app is listed in the directory, from the 13th month on a price negotiated between sickness funds and manufacturer applies. The boxplot center line indicates the median, box limits indicate upper and lower quartiles, whiskers indicate 1.5x interquartile range. The black point indicates an outlier.