The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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Expert Panel Discussion Summary Reported to Chuikyo; Payer Rep Sees No Need for Inflation Response in Off Year
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 9 received a briefing on the latest status of debates at a new health ministry panel broadly discussing pharma policies. While concerns have been raised over the impact of inflation on…
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