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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Chuikyo Settles on “Third Price Revision” for Expansion of Comparator PMP Deduction Rule
Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel has agreed to expand the application of the so-called “comparator price maintenance premium (PMP) deduction” rule to include a wider range of products, but at a different timing than that of the current scope of…
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