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A rift emerged on September 26 between Japan’s health ministry and the pharmaceutical industry over what counts as an “objective review” of the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, as the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) advanced discussions on reform planned…
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