"The Time Has Come When Anyone Could Become a "Health Care Refugee
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132013 |
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| Authors | Yabuki Toshihito, Nobuko Adachi (0000-0001-7218-3596) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466006005468 |
| OpenAlex | W4410180807 |
| Language | EN |
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
Health care · Political science · Public relations · Refugee · Global Health Workforce Issues · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma
| Highly cited | No |
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