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KMID : 0379220150350040985
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2015 Volume.35 No. 4 p.985 ~ p.1002
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Analysis of the Contents of Revision of the Japanese Long?term Care Insurance System in 2015 and Their Implications for Korean Policies
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Yoo Ae-Jung
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study was to analyze the operation of the Japanese long?term care insurance system, which is similar to the equivalent system in Korea, past improvements of the system, and the contents of revision of the long?term care insurance system in 2015, and to find implications for Korean policies. For these purposes, this study reviewed previous studies, reports of Japanese mass media, and policy materials published by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and discussed: 1) the current state of the Japanese long?term care insurance system; 2) the process of reform of the long?term care insurance system; 3) major contents of revision of the long?term care insurance system in 2015; and 4) implications for Korean policies. The contents of revision of the long?term care insurance system in 2015 consist largely of the promotion of community?based medical care for the active establishment of regional comprehensive care systems, connection of community?based medical services to long?term care services, reduction of prevention benefits, restriction on eligibility to enter an elderly long?term care welfare facility, and the equal bearing of costs through insurance fee calculation based on income level. These efforts are believed to satisfy the increasing need of services resulting from the expansion of the elderly population and to suggest solutions for the efficient distribution of the financial burden of the long?term care insurance system. Through the review of the contents of revision, moreover, our society also needs to build regional care systems through effective connection between medical and care services and to promote short?term and long?term policies for introducing prevention systems.
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KEYWORD
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long-term care , Japan , integrate care system
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