That puts the research-based sector in a difficult spot. Will it pay, in explicit savings drawn from the existing pool of funded medicines and technologies, for the privilege of faster, allegedly lighter-touch assessment pathways for a handful of new 'unicorn' therapies? Is it worth it?
If the demand is to pay for reform, are these reforms really worth paying for?
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