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MEDICAL SPENDING RISES IN JAPAN HITS RECORD $US248.93 BLN IN FY99.
TOKYO, July 2 Asia Pulse - Medical spending in Japan reached a record 30.93 trillion ($US248.93 billion) in fiscal year 1999, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported, representing a 3.7 per cent rise over the previous year, with the average person paying a 3.6 per cent more at 244,200 yen.
The ratio of medical spending to income was 8.08 per cent, exceeding the 8 per cent level for the first time.
Medical spending, especially by the elderly, has been climbing amid the economic slowdown.
By age bracket, people 70 or older spent 12.09 trillion yen, or 39 per cent of the total. People ...
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