Japan should fundamentally overhaul its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme while putting a hold on CEA-based price adjustments, a new ruling…
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Health Minister Vows Thorough Discussions on Drug Pricing, Mentions Policy Veterans’ Proposals
The Japanese government will thoroughly discuss the future of drug pricing rules by receiving input from industry stakeholders, Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto promised at a Diet session on May 12, touching on a series of recent proposals made by policy…
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