01752cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014616 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498365277 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Nozaki, Masahiro. Health Spending in Japan : Macro-Fiscal Implications and Reform Options / Masahiro Nozaki, Kenichiro Kashiwase, Ikuo Saito. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (39 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Kashiwase, Kenichiro. Saito, Ikuo. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/142 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2014/142/001.2014.issue-142-en.xml IMF e-Library