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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Lower House Clears Bill to Amend Next-Gen Medical Infrastructure Law
Japan’s Lower House approved a draft bill to amend the next-generation medical infrastructure law on April 13, which would create a new category of data called “pseudonymized medical information” with a view to its use in regulatory submissions. The bill…
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