Japan’s New Infertility Coverage To Drive The Market
ART Drugs Approved At Fast Pace
Executive Summary
Japan's national health insurance scheme will reimburse infertility treatments from April 2022, in a bid to make the treatments more accessible to patients by effectively lowering the cost by 70%. The key strategic aim is to raise a low birth rate and the move is also set to substantially expand the market for such products for both domestic and foreign players.
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