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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Payer Reps Stress Need to Revise Coverage of Drugs for Minor Illnesses; Kymriah’s Price Isn’t Necessarily too High
Insurer representatives on May 15 called for discussions on revising the scope of coverage for drugs by health insurance programs, focused mainly on drugs for minor illnesses rather than expensive drugs such as Novartis Pharma’s CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel).…
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