Current situation and issues of the long-term care insurance system in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12911326 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Masakazu Shirasawa (J. F. Oberlin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 230-242 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-05 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2015.1015208 |
| OpenAlex | W1975639287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article covers the following: (1) changes in the elderly welfare policies leading to the establishment of the long-term care insurance system; (2) background to the establishment of the long-term care insurance system and its framework; (3) the process of using the long-term care insurance service; (4) the current situation of the long-term care insurance system; and (5) challenges to and prospects of the long-term care insurance system. Shortage of funding for long-term care insurance and securing care workers are the most important issues and we prospect for promotion of integrated community care system
Actuarial science · Business · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Government (linguistics · Health care · Health insurance · Long-term care · Long-term care insurance · Political science · Promotion (chess · Self-insurance · Service (business · Term (time · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |