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Medical Fee, Drug Price Revisions Major Topics for FY2022 Budget: MHLW

November 25, 2021
The revision of medical fees and drug prices and measures to address the growth of social security expenditures are major topics for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) towards FY2022 budget formulations, officials told ruling party lawmakers on…

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