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Japan Approves Reimbursement for CureApp’s Alcohol Reduction Digital Therapeutic
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on July 16 approved insurance coverage for a digital therapeutic developed by Tokyo-based health tech firm CureApp to support alcohol intake reduction in patients with alcohol dependence. Reimbursements will begin on September 1…
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