Japan to exempt extra charges on OTC-like drugs from tax
The health ministry plans not to impose consumption tax on additional out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs with ingredients…
Japanese health insurance cards no longer usable in clinics from August
Patients in Japan will need a My Number card registered for health insurance use or a special certificate…
Japan passes bill to raise co-payments for prescription drugs similar to OTC counterparts
Japan on Friday passed legislation to raise co-payments for prescription medicines with ingredients and effects similar to over-the-counter…
Some 15% of hospitals in Japan report sexual abuse
Sexual abuse of patients has occurred at 15.5% of hospitals and other medical facilities in Japan, a government…
Counseling and community for foreign cancer patients in Japan
A leading cause of death worldwide, cancer is a disease that transcends borders, afflicting millions each year. Residents…
Less than 20% of patients in Japan interested in new Alzheimer’s drugs received one
Less than 20% of people who showed interest in taking new medications for Alzheimer’s disease went on to…
New guidelines for life-sustaining treatment proposed in Japan
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine and three other academic societies in the country have proposed new guidelines…
Japan’s health ministry to allow clinics to add sleep disorders as their specialties
Hospitals and clinics offering sleep disorder treatments in Japan will soon be able to advertise this area of…
Japan moves to cover full cost of child delivery with public health insurance
A system to cover the total costs of child delivery through public health insurance was approved in a…
Japanese ministers agree to raise medical service fees
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and health minister Kenichiro Ueno agreed Wednesday to raise medical service fees by 2.22%…
Health ministry panel agrees to raise medical fee caps, but with refined approach
A health ministry panel discussing medical fee limits for high-cost treatments has agreed to raise such caps from…
Japan to accelerate talks over revision to medical service fees
Japan is set to begin full-fledged discussions on revising medical service fees, which are set by the government…