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Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are calling for major revisions to the government’s draft of this year’s honebuto budget policy blueprint, raising concerns particularly over language hinting at a predetermined expansion of cost-effectiveness assessments (CEAs) for pharmaceuticals.…
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