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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Chuikyo Adopts Outline of 2019 Drug Price Revision for Sales Tax Hike
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 12 adopted an outline of an NHI drug price revision associated with the planned October 2019 consumption tax hike, recommending that the government implement a levy-tied upward tweak and market price-based re-pricing at…
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