The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 19 proposed restructuring the Japanese generic industry by restricting the…
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Payers Want Phase-Out of Medical Fee Premiums for Generic Use; HCPs Eye Change in Entry Pricing
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council’s (Chuikyo) drug pricing subcommittee on August 2 discussed pricing rules for generics toward the FY2024 reform. Payers called for the phased abolition of reimbursement fee premiums for generic use and dispensing, claimed by medical…
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