U.S.-Japan Agreement Sets April 1 Deadline For Reforming MHW Processes
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Japan has averted possible trade friction with the U.S. by setting April 1, 2000 as a definitive deadline by which the Ministry of Health and Welfare will establish mechanisms allowing for the creation of new functional categories in its "by-function" pricing system to reflect advances in medical technology.