Japan Opposition Party To Overhaul National Insurance Agency If It Wins Election, Lawmaker Says
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
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TOKYO - As a means of maintaining the National Health Insurance program and improving Japan's healthcare services, the Social Central Medical Insurance Agency (Chuikyo) structure needs to be streamlined and independent persons, not interested parties alone, should serve as members, Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukio Edano said July 7
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