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’s Draft Supplementary Opinions for 2020 Reimbursement Reform Calls for Medical Validity, Cost-Effective Analysis for Prescriptions
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on January 31 presented a draft of supplementary opinions to be attached to the recommendations for the FY2020 medical fee revision at a general meeting of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council…
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