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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Patients’ Copayments for OTC-like Drugs to Be Increased on a Trial Basis: Policy Screening
At a proposal-based screening on November 22, the Government Revitalization Unit’s (GRU) working group (WG) discussed health insurance coverage for OTC-like drugs. This theme was also discussed at a screening two years ago. At this discussion, there were several opinions…
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