THE EFFECT OF A REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH-CARE FOR THE ELDERLYON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH-INSURANCE SOCIETIES IN JAPAN

Authors
BABAZONO A WEINER J TSUDA T MINO Y HILLMAN AL
Citation
A. Babazono et al., THE EFFECT OF A REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH-CARE FOR THE ELDERLYON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH-INSURANCE SOCIETIES IN JAPAN, International journal of technology assessment in health care, 14(3), 1998, pp. 458-466
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Medical Informatics","Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal title
International journal of technology assessment in health care → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664623
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
458 - 466
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4623(1998)14:3<458:TEOARS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Health care for the elderly in Japan is financed through a pool to whi ch all insurers contribute, We analyzed insurers' financial data to ev aluate this redistribution system. Cost sharing affected financial per formance substantially. The current formula for cost sharing redistrib utes elderly health care costs unequally and should be changed.