On July 17, Japan’s Cabinet adopted the 2020 Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform (honebuto). Its initial text suggested the government’s position to carry out its first off-year drug price revision next April as well as its…
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Should Japan Go Ahead with Off-Year Re-Pricing amid COVID-19 Outbreak? Chuikyo Members Want It Discussed
Members of an all-important reimbursement policy panel on April 8 called for discussions on whether Japan should go ahead with its plan to implement so-called “off-year” re-pricing from next April despite the current unusual circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic.…
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