In Japan, all-payer rate setting under tight government control has proved to be an effective approach to containing costs

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1049-1056

  Ikegami, Naoki ^a   Anderson, Gerard F ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COST CONTROL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; JAPAN; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW;

EID: 84862489353     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1037     Document Type: Article

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