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Key Govt Council Sets Up 4 Subcommittees; Scraping of Insurance Coverage for OTC-Like Drugs Up for Discussion
The government’s Industrial Competitiveness Council decided on September 2 to establish four new subcommittees, with one on healthcare and nursing likely to review whether to remove the health insurance coverage for some OTC-like prescription drugs. The four subcommittees were created…
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