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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Doctors’ Lobby Voices Opposition to Changing Health Coverage, Copay Rates for Minor Illnesses
The Japan Medical Association (JMA) has expressed a clear opposition to payers’ and the finance ministry’s proposal to scrap health coverage or change copay rates for drugs used to treat minor illnesses, with its senior executive in a recent interview…
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