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Trends in Breast Pump Prescription Claims: A Nationwide Population-Based Study of Outpatient Statutory Health Insurance Billing Data in Germany, 2011 to 2024

2026-02-17 public and global health Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveThe objective of this analysis was to explore temporal and regional trends in breast pump prescription claims in outpatient settings in Germany, and to characterize the types of pumps covered. Study designWe conducted a nationwide secondary analysis of outpatient statutory health insurance billing data for breast pump prescriptions from 2011 to 2024, covering nearly 90% of the German population. Billing data from community pharmacies were scaled to full national coverage using regional...

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