Health Spending in Japan: Macro-Fiscal Implications and Reform Options

Health Spending in Japan: Macro-Fiscal Implications and Reform Options
ISBN-10
1498365272
ISBN-13
9781498365277
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
39
Language
English
Published
2014-08-04
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Authors
Mr.Masahiro Nozaki, Kenichiro Kashiwase, Ikuo Saito

Description

Health spending has risen rapidly in Japan. We find two-thirds of the spending increase over 1990–2011 resulted from ageing, and the rest from excess cost growth. The spending level will rise further: ageing alone will raise it by 31⁄2 percentage points of GDP over 2010–30, and excess cost growth at the rate observed over 1990–2011 will lead to an additional increase of 2–3 percentage points of GDP. This will require a sizable increase in government transfers. Japan can introduce micro- and macro-reforms to contain health spending, and financing options should be designed to enhance equity.

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