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Japan Drug Price Revision: Cuts, Increases Aim To Balance National Healthcare Costs

 
• By Lisa Takagi

Japan will raise reimbursement prices for selected essential and clinically valuable drugs in April, while cutting back prices for a higher than usual number of other products through the broad application of market expansion repricing rules. The overall regular revision will see prices cut by 4.7% on average.

Japan's NHI system cuts reimbursement for nursing care services and drugs while slightly raising that for medical services.
Japan's NHI system cuts reimbursement prices of many drugs while raising fees for medical and nursing care services • Source: Shutterstock

In a long-running effort to balance growth in national healthcare costs in a rapidly ageing society and promote stability in a flat pharmaceutical market, Japan has announced details of its annual drug reimbursement price revision under the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme for the fiscal year starting 1 April.

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