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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Apply Elective Care Scheme to Original Biologics with Biosimilars: Professor to LDP
Japan should require an additional out-of-pocket payment for patients who elect to use original biologics when biosimilars are available, Ichiro Innami, professor emeritus at Keio University, said in a ruling party meeting on May 8. Lawmakers were generally supportive of…
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