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MHLW Mulls Creating Rules under Law for Patient-Initiated Mixed-Care System
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on November 10 that it is considering making a government-advocated scheme, which would combine insured and uninsured treatments at patients’ requests, into a new system separate from the current hyoka-ryoyo (healthcare…
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