Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Ishin Deepens Debate on Healthcare Macroeconomic Indexing
Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin) lawmakers discussed the possible introduction of a so-called macroeconomic indexing mechanism for healthcare spending on May 21, as the party moves to flesh out its social security reform proposals ahead of this summer’s policy roadmap.…
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