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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0.8% Add-On to Adjustment Rate Set to Soften Impact on Drug Distribution: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 21 explained to ruling party lawmakers that the 0.8% addition to the 2% adjustment rate for drug price cuts next April was set to “mitigate the impact on drug distribution.”…
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