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Nation Medical Expenditure in Japan

National medical expenses are estimates of the costs required to treat injuries and illnesses that may be covered by health insurance at medical institutions, etc. within the fiscal year. It is an important indicator in insurance systems and medical economics.
National medical expenses provide the results of national medical expenses by system classification, financial resources, treatment type, age group, and gender, medical treatment and medical expenses by injury and disease classification, national medical expenses per capita, and national medical expenses by prefecture.
Japan is implementing a variety of cost-optimizing measures in order to suppress excessive increases in medical costs. Among them are Medical Cost Optimization Plans, which set out general targets and medical cost estimation methodology. In line with the targets and methods indicated in the National Medical Cost Optimization Basic Policies, each prefectural(regional) government must also prepare its own Medical Cost Optimization Plan.