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MHLW Estimates: Off-Year Re-Pricing with Average Price Gap Threshold Likely to Hit 8,700 Products, Save 360 Billion Yen
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 9 presented four-scenario estimates on cost cuts that could be yielded from the government’s planned off-year re-pricing next April. If re-pricing is carried out for products with price discrepancy rates…
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