Japan to press ahead with device reimbursement reform
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Japan's influential government advisory body on medical reimbursement, the Chuikyo, has agreed to set up a subcommittee to look at medical device reimbursement reform. US industry, in particular, has been pushing the Japanese government for several years to move ahead on changing the device pricing system. Detailed discussions are scheduled to begin in September, according to Pharma Japan.