Japan’s public sector is turning to the private sector to help slow the rapid growth in the nation’s health care spending.
Faced with a rapidly graying population that’s projected to push up heath care spending by more than 50 percent in the decade through 2025, the economy ministry is leading efforts for governments to draw on the expertise of private companies.
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