| Project/Area Number |
19720221
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Meijo University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGIURA Shinichiro Meijo University, 都市情報学部, 准教授 (50324059)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
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| Keywords | 介護保険 / 高齢者福祉 / 広域連合 / 一部事務組合 / 市町村合併 / 地域福祉 / 地理学 / 福祉行政 / 社会福祉 / 広域行政 |
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| Research Abstract |
A Long-term Care Insurance System has been operating in Japan since April 2000. Municipal mergers have also affected territorial justice concerning long-term care insurance because, although a flat premium for Category 1 insured persons (senior citizens 65 and over) is applied throughout the each newly merged municipality, differences remain in the characteristics of long-term care insurance services among the former municipalities. While in principle each municipality is considered a separate insurer, the government also permits joint administration of the system by several municipalities, mainly out of consideration for small-sized municipalities that often have fiscal and personnel problems. From a geographical viewpoint, joint administration of the system is important because there are inconsistent relationships between insurance benefits and burdens, premiums for Category 1 insured persons, among each constituent municipality of extended insurers.
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