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Japan’s mandatory, public Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) program, or Kaigo Hoken, provides care for frail older people in institutional settings or in the community. By world standards it is generous in both its coverage and its benefits.
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Campbell, J.C. (2014). Japan’s Long-Term Care Insurance System. In: Campbell, J.C., Edvardsen, U., Midford, P., Saito, Y. (eds) Eldercare Policies in Japan and Scandinavia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137402639_2
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