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 to Survey Rate of Generic Drug Use Under High-Cost Healthcare System; Regulatory Reform Council Concerned that System Provides Little Incentive to Use Generics
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has decided to survey the rate of generic drug use among patients receiving treatment under the high-cost healthcare system before the end of the current fiscal year. The Health Insurance Bureau will…
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