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Japan Health Insurance
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The people of the land of the rising sun can take advantage of a few health insurance schemes. Health Insurance law was first passed in Japan in the year 1922. The implementation of this law was delayed due to the great earth quake of of Kanto. Before the implementation of this law there was very little health insurance in Japan. This law was implemented in Japan the year 1927. Since then government of Japan has been playing a significant role in Japan health insurance.
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The health insurance law was upgraded from time to time. Many amendments made during the middle part of the last century made the public health system more effective. A health insurance system covering the entire population of Japan came into effect in the year 1961. The benefit given by the health insurance schemes in Japan include total cost of treatment of the insured person and at least half of the cost of treatment of the dependents of the insured person. Many important changes were made in the year 1973. It was decided on that year a t least 30% of the total cost of treatment of the elderly persons aged more than 70 will be borne by the state. This cost will be paid from the public fund.
The people who come under the health insurance scheme in Japan should pay premium to avail the health insurance schemes of Japan. The Japanese health insurance schemes can be divided into two parts. One is employee's health insurance scheme and another is Kokuho. Kokuho is an important scheme of Japan Health Insurance.
Kokuho is the special kind of health insurance benefit offered by the Japanese government to the senior citizens of Japan. Public health insurance system in Japan can be divided into two parts. One is government management health insurance scheme and another is insurance based on mutual aid. The later kind of insurance is generally discernible in the small businesses.
Japan health insurance covers the cost of treating many kinds of ailments and almost all the major surgeries. Health insurance in Japan also covers the cost of medicine and nursing.
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