A Japanese health ministry proposal to impose steeper price cuts on certain medicines deemed to carry poor cost-effectiveness profiles cleared…
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MHLW Seeks 20.6 Billion Yen for MCM Stockpiles, Revenue Guarantees
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is seeking 20.6 billion yen in its FY2027 budget request to secure medical countermeasures (MCMs) through government purchases, stockpiling, and revenue guarantees for drug makers. MCMs are critical during infectious disease outbreaks…
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