As you suggested, with hazard ratio's of 0.73, 0.75, and 0.74 in the 3 tertiles there's no reason to believe it would be significantly higher than 0.74 below 55mg/dl. As to that pesky MO hoax, well, we're well past that one. Germany is just too busy spending their money on other useless programs.
IMO the G-BA focus on Vaskepa is primarily interested in the price more than in the science...When an AG for Vaskepa comes to Germany... at lower prices than at present, the attitude of the G-BA will change and the German market will become open.
As the old saying goes...You can lose a little on every sale, but make it up on the volume.