{"product_id":"9789400778740","title":"SpringerBriefs in Aging: Japan's 10-year Experience","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringerBriefs in Aging: Japan's 10-year Experience\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eOlivares-Tirado, Pedro; Tamiya, Nanako\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing population poses a set of complex policy and dilemmas for social security systems, intensifying the concerns about rising expenditures in health care and long-term care for elderly. In this context, ageing societies has many valuable lessons to learn by studying Japan's experience dealing with its hyper-aged society and particularly from its strategies to ensure the financial sustainability of the Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on an exhaustive literature review, and the results from six original researches on long-term care expenditures in Japan (LTCE) conducted during a doctoral program, the book provides a comprehensive view in analyzing trends and factors associated with increasing expenditures in the Long-Term Care Insurance system in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book address relevant topics such as; the main socio-demographic changes experienced by the Japanese society during the last three decades, predictors of the  LTCE, measuring efficiency in nursing homes, the impact of the LTCI 2005-reform to contain expenditures, cost-effectiveness of the in-home and community based services and institutional LTCE in the last year of life. The book end with a discussion on futures challenges and strategies oriented to contribute with the sustainability of LTCI system in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-12-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789400778740\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-007-7875-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 138\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47673959743628,"sku":"9789400778740","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789400778740.jpg?v=1776532292","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789400778740","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}