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MOF Panel Urges Full-Scale Off-Year Revisions, Enhanced CEA: “Spring” Proposal
The Fiscal System Council submitted its recommendation to the finance minister on May 21, pressing for the full implementation of "off-year" drug price revisions and the use of cost-effectiveness assessments (CEAs) in reimbursement decisions. The so-called “spring recommendation” was drawn…
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