Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Chuikyo Agrees to Require Genetic Info Submission for Insurance Coverage of Cancer Genomic Panel Tests
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, agreed at a general meeting on April 24 that medical institutions should be required to submit genetic information to the Center for Cancer Genomics and…
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