The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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LDP Group Proposes Higher Cap on Social Security Budgets, Category-Based Drug Pricing
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) study group on pharmaceutical policies on May 13 broadly agreed on a proposal for this year’s honebuto budget blueprint, which calls for a higher ceiling on social security spending and a new category-based drug…
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