Japan Price Revision: Mixture of Cuts And Increases Amid Supply Crisis
Market Expansion Rule Stays
Executive Summary
Japan’s annual drug reimbursement price revision for 2023 will cut approximately $2.3bn from national healthcare costs, and while several temporary price increases have been granted to cope with an ongoing supply crisis for some products, a system of one-off revisions for big sellers remains.
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