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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Penalty for Lengthy Drug Price Haggling – Interview 1: “It Can’t Be Helped” Says Idaikyo Exec Koyama
Hospitals and pharmacies in Japan would see medical fees they receive slashed by up to 26% for one year unless their delivery price settlement rates exceed 50% at the end of this September. The rule, which is to be introduced…
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