Health Spending in Japan : Macro-Fiscal Implications and Reform Options /
Health spending has risen rapidly in Japan. We find two-thirds of the spending increase over 1990-2011 resulted from ageing, and the rest from excess cost growth. The spending level will rise further: ageing alone will raise it by 3 1\2 percentage points of GDP over 2010-30, and excess cost growth a...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2014.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2014/142 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Health spending has risen rapidly in Japan. We find two-thirds of the spending increase over 1990-2011 resulted from ageing, and the rest from excess cost growth. The spending level will rise further: ageing alone will raise it by 3 1\2 percentage points of GDP over 2010-30, and excess cost growth at the rate observed over 1990-2011 will lead to an additional increase of 2-3 percentage points of GDP. This will require a sizable increase in government transfers. Japan can introduce micro- and macro-reforms to contain health spending, and financing options should be designed to enhance equity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (39 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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