Reviving Tradition: Patients and the Shaping of Japan’s Traditional Medicines Industry

Maki Umemura

Chapter 8 in The Historical Consumer, 2012, pp 176-203 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In November 2009, Japan’s newly elected government proposed to end the coverage of traditional medicines under universal health insurance. This move was driven by escalating health care costs and doubts over the cost-effectiveness of these therapies. In opposition, consumers of traditional medicine, together with producers, successfully petitioned the government to shelve its plan.

Keywords: Traditional Medicine; Western Medicine; Liberal Democratic Party; Japanese People; Patent Medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230367340_8

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