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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Ex-Lawmakers’ Club Proposes CEA Overhaul, GDP-Linked Drug Spending
A group of former Diet members well versed in healthcare policymaking issued a proposal on pharmaceutical policies on May 13, which calls for the revamp of the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme and a new drug spending mechanism linked to economic…
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