LEXICON
No.128 November 9, 2012

Total income-based support (of the healthcare system for the elderly)
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Total number-based support (of the healthcare system for the elderly)
加入者割

In Japan, all people of the working generation and their families are covered by either employees’ health insurance programs (被用者保険) or national health insurance programs (国民健康保険), while people aged 75 or older (late-stage elderly; 後期高齢者) are covered by the healthcare...

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