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LDP Leans Towards “Special Charges” for OTC-Like Drugs, Not Coverage Removal
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on December 12 signaled that its talks with the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin) on “OTC-like” prescription medicines are increasingly centered on requiring patient-paid “special charges,” rather than pursuing broad coverage removal. At a meeting…
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