The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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MHLW to Request Budget of ¥29,588.2 Bil., Special Framework Budget of ¥105.9 Bil. for FY2012
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho) finalized its budget request for FY2012 on September 28. The request includes a general accounts budget of ¥29,588,200 million (+¥1,211,400 million (+4.3%) over the initial budget total for FY2011). Of this,…
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