Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Savings from Off-Year Drug Re-Pricing Should Go Towards Medical Fees: JMA Chief
As Japan gears up for full debates on next year’s “off-year” drug re-pricing, Kichiro Matsumoto, new president of the Japan Medical Association (JMA), renewed the group’s call on July 14 for directing savings from such price cuts towards boosting physician…
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