The Implementation of Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan: Focused on the Trend of Home Care
| Autor: | Azusa Yokoyama, Satoko Nagata, Kiyomi Asahara, Sachiyo Murashima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Community and Home Care
Economic growth 030504 nursing Leadership and Management business.industry Public health insurance Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 03 medical and health sciences Long-term care 0302 clinical medicine System redesign Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Long-term care insurance 0305 other medical science Older people business |
| Zdroj: | Home Health Care Management & Practice. 15:407-415 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6739 1084-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1084822303252417 |
| Popis: | In April 2000, the new long-term care insurance (LTCI) program was implemented in Japan. This program represents a major policy change and system redesign. This article briefly describes the factors leading to the development of LTCI and explains the philosophy and mechanism of LTCI, including patients' access to the system, its financial cost, changes in long-term care (LTC) system patterns, and the impact on institutional care and home care after its implementation. By presenting the current situation of LTCI, the authors want to share with readers outside Japan how this experience brought remarkable change in the delivery of LTC in the country. The experience of seeing what happened should be shared by all to keep the positive opportunities alive and to mitigate the negative experiences. Home care professionals firmly believe that it is essential to encourage further development relevant to the needs of families and society. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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