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Latest Honebuto Draft Erases “Expansion” of CEA after LDP Pushback
An updated draft of this year’s honebuto budget policy blueprint no longer mentions the “expansion” of the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme, with a modification made to remove what was criticized as phrases that suggest a policy bias, it was learned.…
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