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Chuikyo Subcommittee Agrees on Discussion Timeline, Topics for 2020 Drug Pricing Reform
A drug pricing subcommittee of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on May 29 agreed on a discussion timeline, along with topics of debates, leading up to the next reimbursement policy reform in April 2020. The subcommittee is now…
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