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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LDP’s Fiscal Consolidation Panel Calls for Full Implementation of Off-Year Re-Pricing: Interim Report
A subcommittee under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Headquarters for the Promotion of Fiscal Reconstruction on November 4 issued an interim report for near-term reform proposals primarily on healthcare, calling for the “full implementation” of off-year drug re-pricing. The subcommittee,…
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