With snowballing healthcare spending and the emergence of new modalities of treatments, discussions are heating up around revisiting the scope of health coverage on pharmaceuticals, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and payers advocating the mantra of “large risks with…
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As Election Campaign Begins, LDP’s Eto Says Debate Needed to Possibly Expand 2% Adjustment Rate for Drug Price Revisions
Official campaigning kicked off on July 4 for Japan’s July 21 Upper House election, and one candidate with an ear to the industry is Seiichi Eto, 71, an aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who heads up the ruling Liberal Democratic…
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