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Japanese universal health coverage: Evolution, achievements, and challenges
Naoki Ikegami,Byung Kwang Yoo,Byung Kwang Yoo,Hideki Hashimoto,Masatoshi Matsumoto,Hiroya Ogata,Akira Babazono,Ryo Watanabe,Kenji Shibuya,Bong Min Yang,Michael R. Reich,Yasuki Kobayashi +11 more
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TL;DR: Japan shows the advantages and limitations of pursuing universal health coverage by establishment of employee-based and community-based social health insurance and advocates consolidation of all plans within prefectures to maintain universal and equitable coverage in view of the ageing society and changes in employment patterns.
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About: This article is published in The Lancet. The article was published on 17 Sep 2011. The article focuses on the topics: Social determinants of health & Health care.
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