Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Unveils Outline of Cost-Effective Assessment Scheme: Chuikyo
The Japanese health ministry presented an outline of a full-scale cost-effective assessment (CEA) scheme to a key reimbursement policy panel on January 23, detailing selection criteria for drugs and medical devices subject to such analyses and calling for even cutting…
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