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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MHLW Proposes to “Institutionalize” New Drug Premium; Equivocal Wording Draws Fire at CSIMC
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) made an overture to “institutionalize” the premium for new drug development to a key advisory council on November 27, but the proposal proved to be contentious, with the equivocal phrasing only given…
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