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| Paying for the health and social care of the elderly | | Author(s) | Shinya Hoshino |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 8, nos 2/3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 37-55 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Finance [care] ; Health insurance ; Health services ; Pensions ; Social policy ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The ageing population of Japan is causing serious concern among social policymakers. The most urgent issue is to find a way to pay for the health and social care of frail elderly people. After universal coverage of pension and health insurance was achieved, but just before the economic growth rate was considerably slowed, the Japanese government more than doubled pension benefits and made medical care for the elderly free. Since the early 1980s, the government has tried hard to cut and control these benefits, with only moderate success. With a consumption tax rate of only 5%, rather than the proposed 7%, the government is now considering establishing a new health and social care insurance scheme for older people to finance the increasing cost of their care. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960306503 A |
| Classmark | QC: WPG: L: JJ: TM2: 7DT |
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