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The Impact of Healthcare Expenditures on Longevity in Japan: Evidence from Longitudinal, Prefectural-Level Data

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  • Shinya Kajitani
  • Shuzo Nishimura

    (Kyoto University)

  • Keisuke Tokunaga

    (Tokiwa-kai Health Care Corporation)

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Health care expenditure per capita and life expectancy vary among prefectures in Japan. Considering health status as the output of health care, gaps in health care expenditures between regions can create gaps in the health status between regions. We examine the impact of health care expenditure per capita on life expectancy using prefectural datasets in Japan over the past 30 years. We clarify that decreasing medical resources indeed reduce health care expenditures and that inpatient health care expenditures have a significant positive impact on longevity. Decreasing health care expenditures could also decrease the health performance in Japan.

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  • Shinya Kajitani & Shuzo Nishimura & Keisuke Tokunaga, 2009. "The Impact of Healthcare Expenditures on Longevity in Japan: Evidence from Longitudinal, Prefectural-Level Data," Discussion Papers 13, Meisei University, School of Economics, revised 08 Aug 2009.
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    health care expenditure; life expectancy; longevity; medical resources;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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