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Regenerative Medicine Group Hails Expert Panel’s Proposal on New Pricing Method for Innovative Therapies

June 9, 2023
The regenerative medicine industry applauds the draft report recently compiled by the health ministry’s panel of experts for embracing a proposal to discuss a new evaluation method for the pricing of innovative therapies. The Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine (FIRM)…

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