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The Time Has Come When Anyone Could Become a “Health Care Refugee”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Yabuki Toshihito  and
Nobuko Adachi
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Some say that these days Japan is entering “the new era of heath care deterioration.” The current government has just rammed through the Diet the Medical Care Reform Act, which drastically curtails spending on hospitalization insurance and medical care for the elderly. This regressive revision of the health care insurance law most directly affects older people. What is going to happen to people who need hospitalization or long-term care? What kind of medical care can the elderly now expect to receive?

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 9 , September 2006 , e12
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