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Chuikyo Issues Recommendation for 2020 Reimbursement Reform; Biosimilar Premium Set at 1,500 Yen per Month
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key health panel better known as Chuikyo, on February 7 issued its recommendation for the FY2020 reimbursement policy reform this April, which enshrines a package of drug pricing modifications hammered out late last…
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