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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Rule Review in Similar Drug Re-Pricing Yields 50 Exemptions Based on Competitiveness
The rules on similar drugs for re-pricing for market expansion will be reviewed in the FY2012 NHI pricing system reform. Based on this, a decision was made at a general assembly of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (CSIMC; Chuikyo)…
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