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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CEA Expansion, Higher Copay Likely to Be Included in Minister Budget Deal
Japan’s health and finance ministries are looking to specify plans to discuss the expanded use of the cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) and higher drug copay in a draft document being prepared for soon-to-be-held FY2025 budget talks by their ministers. The document…
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