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| Japan's financing system for health care of the elderly | | Author(s) | AtoZ Okamoto |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 8, nos 2/3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 25-35 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health services ; Finance [care] ; Health insurance ; Economic status [elderly] ; Social policy ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The multiplicity of Japan's health insurance system fails to achieve equality among the different insurance groups of the sharing of the financial burden. This 'horizontal' inequality is effectively offset by a unique redistribution mechanism established in 1982. However, there is no reserve fund for savings to be accumulated for greater financial need in the future. This will inevitably lead to a heavier financial burden for the future working generation or more utilisation of the personal assets of the elderly. How to achieve 'vertical' or intergenerational equality in financing the cost of health care for the elderly is the biggest social policy challenge for Japan. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960306502 A |
| Classmark | L: QC: WPG: F:W: TM2: 7DT |
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