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Kyokai Kenpo Aims to Increase Generic Usage Rate to 65.1%
The Japan Health Insurance Association’s (Kyokai Kenpo) steering committee approved a business plan and draft budget for FY2015 on March 18. Among other things, the plan calls for an increase in the rate of generic drug use (volume basis) to…
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