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Policy Veterans’ Group Opposes Expansion of CEA Price Adjustments

By Takashi Ebisawa June 13, 2025
An independent study group of policy veterans, known as Kusuri Mirai Juku, issued a proposal on Japan’s pharmaceutical policy measures on June 12, opposing the expansion of post-launch price adjustments based on cost-effectiveness analyses. The proposal provides the group’s assessment…

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