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LDP’s Social Security Commission Urges Govt to Revisit Off-Year Drug Price Revisions
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) Research Commission on Social Security System on May 23 broadly agreed on a proposal prodding the government to reconsider “off-year” drug price revisions in light of inflation and other changes surrounding pharmaceuticals. The proposal…
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