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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Providers Push to Expand 2% Buffer Zone in Drug Price Revisions as Costs Rise
Healthcare provider representatives on Japan’s key drug pricing panel are calling for a possible expansion of the long-standing 2% “adjustment rate” used in NHI price revisions, arguing that the buffer has become too small amid inflation. Payers, meanwhile, suggested moving…
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