Japan plans to revise its guidelines on the drone delivery of medicines later this month, which would mark the first revision since they were established two years ago. Service providers are closely watching how they will be revised, with calls…
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Japan Forgoes Creation of Medical Fee to Reward Hospital Formularies in 2020 Reform
A key health ministry panel on January 15 approved a paper setting out the direction of each reform item toward the reimbursement policy revision in April 2020, which included no mention about the proposed creation of a medical fee that…
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