Webinar: MAUG program for societally acceptable prices for expensive medicines
At the request of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the MAUG program (programma ‘Maatschappelijk Aanvaardbare Uitgaven Geneesmiddelen’) examined how to obtain societally acceptable prices for expensive medicines and keep them that way. Within the program three independent governmental bodies (Zorginstituut Nederland, Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit and Autoriteit Consument & Markt) worked together for the sustainability of our health care system and its accessibility and affordability for future generations. The MAUG program intended to develop:
- a framework to determine what a societally acceptable price is for an expensive medicine;
- ways of working to stimulate competition between manufacturers.
In October 2025 the MAUG program handed their report ‘Towards societally acceptable prices for expensive medicines’ to the Minister of Health.
During the NVTAG webinar Joost Enzing (Zorginstituut Nederland) and Margot Overgaag (Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit) will share with us the rational for MAUG, as well as the findings from their research and recommendations for the future.
The webinar will take place on Thursday 19th of March between 12-1pm CET.
NVTAG members and non-members can register for this free of charge webinar via link below:
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 12.00-12.05 | Introduction & Welcome | Maurice Driessen (NVTAG) |
| 12.05-12.30 | Rational for MAUG program | Margot Overgaag (Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit) |
| 12.30-12.55 | Leading principles for determining societally acceptable prices for expensive medicines | Joost Enzing (Zorginstituut Nederland) |
| 12.55-13.00 | Closing | Maurice Driessen |