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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Genomic Profiling Tests Need More of Private Insurer Involvement: Prof.
A more active involvement of private insurers will be needed for genomic profiling tests for cancer to help alleviate patients’ financial burdens, given that suitable drugs identified in such assays are often not approved in Japan, Manabu Muto, professor of…
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