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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Abolish Off-Year Revisions, No to Broader CEA Use: Eto Group to Ministers
A group of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers studying pharma industry policies, dubbed the Eto study group, on June 5 submitted a proposal to the health and finance ministers, pushing for the abolishment of “off-year” drug price revisions. In the…
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