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MHLW Proposes Working Group Discussions before Another Round of CEA Analyses for 7 Products: Chuikyo
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 7 presented its plan for future discussions on a Japanese version of cost-effective assessments (CEAs) now that it has finished off the first CEA-based price adjustment for the April…
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