Japan Home-Use Product Emphasis Displaces Long-Term Care, Physicians
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Ministry of Health, Labor & Welfare in Japan is displacing fees paid to long-term care (LTC) institutions in favor of the home-care sector, according to a Japanese health economist
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