title: Five-year experience with the long-term care insurance system in Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002017:Budgets; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care / Q000639:trends*; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires