Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Kenporen Director Kono: Apply CEA to Reimbursement Decisions Once Credible System Established
The Japanese cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) scheme should be applied not only to the price adjustments of drugs and medical devices but also to their reimbursement decisions once a credible system is established, with current uncertainties resolved, Shoji Kono, director of…
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