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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Unpacking “MFN”: Japan Listed as Reference Country in US Pricing Models
The contours of the US “most-favored-nation (MFN)” drug pricing policy are coming into sharper focus, with Japan explicitly named as a reference country in official documents from US health authorities. Documents released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
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