JAPAN

For those needing home care, here's how the plan works

By Akemi Nakamura

Jun 30, 2007

Following are answers to some common questions about the national nursing-care insurance plan and how it works:

Why did the government create the national nursing-care insurance plan?

The government launched the plan in April 2000 to help deal with Japan's aging society, following the enactment in 1997 of the nursing-care insurance law.

For those needing home care, here's how the plan works

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