title: Outline of the medical insurance system in Japan--the change on 1 January 2001.
authors.affiliation: Daiyukai General Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayama
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010820:Physicians / Q000145:classification / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017149:Private Sector; D012943:Social Security