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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LDP Policy Research Council Generally Approves Revised Honebuto Draft
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) Policy Research Council on June 13 broadly approved a revised draft of this year’s “honebuto” budget policy blueprint, which included no specific mention on “separate” financial resources for inflation responses in the social security…
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