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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US Lobbies Send Letters of Protest to Japan Embassy over Off-Year Revision, CEA
The US Chamber of Commerce and other major American business lobbies have sent letters of protest to the Embassy of Japan in Washington DC, sounding an alarm over the Japanese government’s recent pharmaceutical policies including the FY2025 off-year drug price…
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