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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MHLW to Disclose Members’ Names, Minutes of Drug Pricing, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Organizations to Enhance Transparency
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) approved on December 23 a plan to publicly announce the names of members and minutes of three organizations including the Drug Pricing Organization (DPO) in order to increase the transparency of discussion processes.…
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