Fees for medical services are standardized nationwide by the Medical Fee Table and those for drugs by the National Health Insurance price list. Costs covered in part or in full by health insurance include in- and out-patient care, home care, and dental care; prescription drugs; long-term care expenses; home nursing expenses for the elderly; prosthetics; and cash benefits for childbirth. Costs that are not paid include additional fees for hospital care (such as for a private room); routine physical examinations; some dental treatments; over-the-counter drugs; daily expenses (such as for food) incurred in health facilities for the elderly; and some prosthetics, including eyeglasses.
The Japanese health care system has utilized cost controls for both primary and secondary care.
(source: http://www.nchc.org)
Medtech market figures 2003 (million Euro)
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Imports
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n.a.
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Exports
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8'253
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Total expenditure in medical technology
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20'101
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Expenditure in medical technology per capita
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(EUR) 158
|
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Number of companies
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1'580
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(Source: Eucomed Industry Profile 2003)
General Information (estimation 2004)
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Population
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127.6
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Population growth
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0.14%
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GDP (mia USD)
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4'612
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GDP growth
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3.4%
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Budget Saldo
(% of GDP)
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-7.1
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Health Infrastructure
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Total expenditure on health, USD per Capita
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2'077
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<
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Total expenditure on in-patient care, % total
expenditure on health
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38.9
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<
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Private insurance - % total expenditure on health
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0.3
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<
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Acute care beds per 1000 inhabitants
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n.a.
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>
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Acute care days
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n.a.
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>
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Density of physicians per 1000 inhabitants
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2
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<
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Hospital discharges: all causes per 100 000 inh. (1999)
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11'219
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<
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Population 65 years old and over % of population
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18.4
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<
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(Source: OECD Health Data 2004)
Links
Contacts:
Japan External Trade Organization JETRO
Stampferbachstrasse 38
8023 Zürich
Phone: +41 (0)44 362 23 23
Fax: +41 (0)44 362 70 56
Web:
http://www.jetro.go.jpSwiss representations:
Swiss-Japanese Chamber of CommerceKappelergasse 15
PO Box 2400
8022 Zürich
Phone: +41 (0)44 381 09 50
Fax: +41 (0)44 381 09 54
