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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MOF Reiterates Drug Cost Optimization, but Makes No Fresh Proposal: Fiscal System Council
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) repeated its calls for drug cost reductions at its key panel meeting on October 9, including via the stringent application of cost-effective assessments (CEAs), but no fresh proposal was made on this front during the…
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