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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Offset Technology-Driven Cost Rise with Spending Reforms: Govt Economic Estimate
The Japanese government on April 2 presented its long-term social security estimate through FY2060, stressing the need to offset the expected cost rise driven by the sophistication of medical technologies with spending reforms. The estimate was unveiled at the day’s…
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