Legal Policy of Health Care for the Elderly -- Dignity of the Elderly and the Distributive Justice in the U.S.A.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social law
• Research Institution: Yokohama National University
• Principal Investigator: SEKI Fusako 横浜国立大学, 大学院国際社会科学研究院, 教授 (30344526)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 社会保障法 / 分配的正義 / アメリカ / 高齢者 / 世代間公正

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Cutting the cost of health care by the health care reform could undermine the needs of the elderly which couldn’t be assured by the market. Having a dignified life is desired at the end of one’s life. At the same time, the burden of paying tax and premium for the health care system is increasing for the working generation. Thus, fairness between the generation is being questioned.
By studying the United States, this research has tried to find the way to avoid the health care reform that could impair the dignity of the elderly and widen the unfairness between the generations. The Accountable Care Organization promoted in the Obamacare gave some hint to increase the quality of health care at the same time controlling the cost of health care. This research also examined some task of the cost-effectiveness analysis.

Free Research Field

社会保障法