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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Govt Approves Economic Strategies, Chuikyo Likely to Discuss NHI Price Revision Frequency
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe adopted a set of economic reform strategies touching on the frequency of NHI drug price revisions on June 24. The prime minister, who unveiled his reform plans at a televised press conference in…
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