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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MHLW Pushes Boosted Launch Premiums, Slew of Other Pricing Steps to Reward Innovation
The Japanese health ministry’s policy directions for the FY2024 drug pricing reform, presented on November 29, embraced a wide range of measures to reward innovation and fight the lag/loss issue. Among them are the addition of new evaluation criteria for…
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