According to an online survey conducted in Japan in 2023, approximately 45 percent of respondents named medical information integration as a measure that the government should prioritize to reduce medical costs, before considering increasing the burden on citizens. 43.5 percent of respondents named reevaluation of insurance coverage as another measure that should be taken.
Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023
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Original question: “To maintain the public healthcare insurance system, it may be necessary to discuss increasing the burden on the nation. What specific efforts do you think the government should take to reduce medical costs so that you would be open to discussing increasing the burden on citizens?”
*Measures to efficiently provide medical care, such as integrating and utilizing medical data and enhancing cooperation between medical institutions.
**Initiatives to recommend cost-effective treatments when their efficacy is proven to be equivalent.
***Efforts to reassess medical treatments with relatively low effectiveness that are covered by public health insurance.
****Initiatives to prevent severe complications through early detection and treatment.
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JRI. (August 31, 2023). Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/
JRI. "Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/
JRI. (2023). Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/
JRI. "Opinion on Efforts The Government Should Take to Reduce Medical Costs in Japan as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/
JRI, Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Opinion on efforts the government should take to reduce medical costs in Japan as of July 2023 [Graph], JRI, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1449583/japan-opinion-on-efforts-the-government-should-take-to-reduce-medical-costs/
