LEXICON
No.21 November 8, 2010

System for healthcare services provided combining insurance-covered and non-covered services
保険外併用療養費制度
Kohdo-iryo assessment system
高度医療評価制度

Under the public health insurance system in Japan, patients are required to pay all healthcare costs out-of-pocket, including those covered by health insurance programs, if any healthcare service non-covered by health insurance is provided together with insurance-covered services (混合診療 kongo-shinryo...

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