Original question: 鈥淒o you think the following drugs should be covered by public health insurance, where the patient pays only 10-30 percent of the cost?鈥
If the drugs are covered by the public health insurance, when total expenses paid at the medical institution or at the pharmacy exceed the certain amount, the 鈥淗igh-cost Medical Expense Benefit鈥 will compensate the excess amount.
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Opinion on what drugs should be covered by public health insurance Japan 2023
According to an online survey conducted in Japan in 2023, for drugs prescribed by doctors for life-threatening diseases such as cancer, **** percent and **** percent of respondents stated that they strongly believe or believe, respectively, that it should be covered by public health insurance. In contrast, for topical drugs available over the counter at drugstores such as patches and ointments which do not require a doctor's prescription, ** percent and **** percent of respondents answered they do not think it should be covered, or they do not think it should be covered at all, respectively.
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