Japan’s recent Upper House election delivered a stinging defeat for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and junior coalition partner…
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Gist of FY2022 Drug Pricing Reform
The Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on December 22 approved an outline of the FY2022 drug pricing reform. The following are key points of the reform package, which will be implemented in April next year. I. Evaluation of Innovation…
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