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Healthcare system in Japan
Author(s) -
Yamauchi Toyoaki
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2018.1999.00007.x
Subject(s) - health care , government (linguistics) , healthcare system , balance (ability) , national health insurance , business , egalitarianism , key (lock) , population , economic growth , public relations , medicine , political science , economics , environmental health , computer security , computer science , politics , law , linguistics , philosophy , physical medicine and rehabilitation
In Japan, each person is obligated to enroll in a national health insurance plan. Based on egalitarianism, the system is managed by the government and it finances almost the entire healthcare needs. However low the total healthcare expenditure in Japan is compared with other major countries, the statisticscause concern for the Japanese population for the future growth of its health care. Even though the Japanese healthcare system faces many problems at present, it provides everyone with a sense of security. The key to its success is the sense of and art of balance in healthcare policy making.