Jennifer Friedman: Health care in Japan's aged society

. Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015
. Time: Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at
7:30pm
. Venue:
Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 212/213
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/tokyo.html)
. Speaker:Jennifer Friedman, Council on Foreign
Relations International Affairs Fellow in Japan (sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd)
. Moderator:Robert Dujarric, Director of ICAS
. Admission: Free. Open to public
. Language: English
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Overview

Japan's health care system is a source of great pride for the country. Japan attained universal health coverage over 50 years ago and the country's health outcomes are some of the best in the world by many measures, while health care spending is at relatively low levels.

Despite the many positive aspects of the system, it faces challenges. The demographic wave of rising numbers of elderly will put new pressures on the care delivery system and the nation's budget. Moreover, the country has high utilization of many health care services, care delivery is often fragmented, and measures of quality are not commonly available or necessarily used for continuous improvement. How will Japan address these issues and manage the health care needs and rising costs of its aged and still aging society? What can other countries, such as the United States, learn from the Japanese experience, and can new care delivery innovations taking place around the globe help address Japan's challenges?


Speaker

Jennifer Friedman, a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in Japan (sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd), will lead a discussion on the changing nature of Japan's health care system, providing a unique American perspective based on her over 15 years in the U.S. government. As a Congressional staffer, she played a lead role in development of the Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare") and will share insights about new delivery reforms underway in the United States that could inform the evolution of Japan's health care system.

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Robert Dujarric, Director
Kyle Cleveland, Associate Director
Eriko Kawaguchi, Senior Coordinator

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