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The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) discussed the optimization of health insurance coverage for poultices and liposoluble vitamin preparations at a general meeting on December 11. At the day’s meeting, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) presented…
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