The effect of 2006 Long-term Care Insurance Amendment on Cost Containment: an empirical evidence from nationally representative claims data

2018 年度 研究成果報告書

• 研究課題/領域番号: 17H07182
• 研究種目: 研究活動スタート支援
• 配分区分: 補助金
• 研究分野: 財政・公共経済
• 研究機関: 早稲田大学
• 研究代表者: 富 蓉 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 助教 (70805259)
• 研究期間 (年度): 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
• キーワード: Long-term Care Insurance / Moral Hazard

研究成果の概要

We find that a ten-percentage-point reduction in the copayment rate increases monthly costs by 10.2 thousand yen, corresponding to a price elasticity of about -0.1. Insured individuals with no copayments tend to use more services and have more utilization days than those with copayments do.

自由記述の分野

Health Economics

研究成果の学術的意義や社会的意義

Fiscal sustainability is the greatest concern faced by Japan's LTCI. We verify the possibility of cost-sharing adjustments as one solution. Our findings may have broad implications for the rapidly aging world by providing valuable evidence for governments planning to launch public LTCI.