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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Kazuhito Ihara, vice minister for health, labor and welfare, on November 8 aired his ministry’s intention to look at political debates in negotiating the “off-year” drug price revision with counterparts at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). “Based on the discussions…
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