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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MOF Pitches Reimbursement Rate Cuts for OTC-Switched Ethical Drugs, Submission of Related Bills Eyed in 2017
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed that the government reduce the rates of health insurance reimbursement for ethical drugs following their switches to OTC status, calling for submitting related legislation to the Diet in 2017 at the latest. The…
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