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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Chuikyo Rules Out Long-Term Care Costs in Leqembi CEA, Confirms Price Cut
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) has decided that the cost-effectiveness appraisal of Eisai’s Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab) will exclude long-term care costs, settling the debate for now over whether such expenses should be factored into the analysis. The…
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