Watanabe, Ryo; Hashimoto, Hideki - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 8, pp. 1372-1378
Universal coverage of healthcare aims at securing access to appropriate healthcare for all at an affordable cost. Since 1961, Japan’s national health insurance has provided an equal package of benefits including outpatient, inpatient, dental, and pharmaceutical services. Reduced copayment and...