高齢者3割負担で病院が消える｜医師が警告する医療崩壊のシナリオ

The discussion of making the medical expenses of the elderly "generally 30% co-payment" is gaining traction following documents from the Fiscal System Council and the Ministry of Finance. Currently, no law has been passed to uniformly impose a 30% co-payment for those aged 70 and over. However, financial authorities are clearly beginning to indicate a direction toward "generally 30% co-payment, the same as for the working generation." This issue is not simply about "increasing out-of-pocket expenses for the elderly." Increased out-of-pocket expenses will lead to a decrease in medical visits. Outpatient visits for chronic diseases will decrease, long-term prescriptions and refill prescriptions will increase, and home medical care may be limited to only truly severely ill patients. Furthermore, hospital management is already in a difficult situation. Many hospitals are operating at a deficit, and bankruptcies and closures of medical institutions are increasing. If this is compounded by a decline in outpatient and home-care patients, local hospitals and clinics may quietly disappear. This video will discuss the following from the perspective of a physician and medical administrator: The current state of the debate on the 30% co-payment for the elderly The current elderly healthcare system The limitations of the high-cost medical care reimbursement system The reality of out-of-pocket expenses for home healthcare The relationship between refill prescriptions and long-term prescriptions The impact on hospital management and regional healthcare The risks to emergency medical care We will explain these from the perspective of a physician and medical administrator. Reducing medical costs is necessary. However, it will be too late once medical institutions disappear. This is not just a problem for the elderly. It is a question of how to protect the healthcare of our parents, our families, and our communities. #ElderlyHealthcareCosts #30%Co-payment #HealthcareCollapse #HomeHealthcare #RegionalHealthcare #MinistryofFinance #SocialSecurityReform #HighCostMedicalCareReimbursement #RefillPrescriptions #HospitalManagement #KenichiroNakata #SakuraLife