A Johnson & Johnson CAR-T therapy is now funded in Australia, almost exactly three years to the day after Health Minister Mark Butler acknowledged in response to questions about its availability that the country's use of health technology assessment is 'clunky' and responsible for preventable deaths.
Therapy funded three years after the 'clunky' and 'preventable deaths' admission
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