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Japan's health care system faces a perfect storm

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  • Kaori Kido
  • Katsura Tsukamoto

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Although Japan has implemented a universal health care system that is universal in terms of free access to health care services, it is managed by fragmented and financially insecure insurance societies that have cumulative deficits even with government subsidies. In terms of insurance premiums, the system is regressive to low‐income and unstable workers, and the social benefit scheme only captures 1.6% of this population. The Japanese government is continuously instituting new health care policies to reduce growing health care expenditures. Recent health care reforms may improve economic efficiency, but the changes remain limited to controlling access to health services and pricing measures.

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  • Kaori Kido & Katsura Tsukamoto, 2020. "Japan's health care system faces a perfect storm," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 35(1), pages 210-217, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:35:y:2020:i:1:p:e210-e217
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2936
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