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Chuikyo Split over How to Ease Negative Margins
Healthcare providers pushed for stronger action to ease mounting “reverse spreads” at a November 19 session of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo), while payer members warned against moving beyond existing rules. At a meeting of Chuikyo’s drug pricing…
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