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MHLW Won’t Necessarily Push March Announcement of New Drug Prices: Bureau Head
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will not necessarily follow its custom of a new NHI price announcement in March for the October 2019 ad-hoc drug re-pricing, but it will make decisions based on stakeholders’ opinions and the…
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