The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Ex-Finance Official Says Treating Obesity Could Lower Japan’s Healthcare Costs
Japan could rein in overall healthcare spending by treating obesity and thereby helping prevent other conditions downstream, Shigeaki Okamoto, former administrative vice finance minister, said at a Tokyo event on July 18. Obesity sits “upstream of many diseases,” and with…
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