The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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No Change to Essential Drug Rule in 2020 Reform: MHLW
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to make no changes to the current price maintenance rule for essential medicines under the next drug pricing reform in April 2020. On November 22, the MHLW proposed continued discussions for…
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