Welfarism, demographic restructuring and cost of health care in Japan

This paper is an assessment of the Japanese Government policies towards health care. Japan is one of the most aged countries in the world. It will tender policy input for social and health care for the elderly. Financial burden on the fiscal economy due to many health care laws in the 1990‟s like Gold plan, Angel Plan has led to policy conundrum where budgetary allocation for other sectors will have greater implications. Furthermore, the study will find out social problems in Japan due to aging. The findings of health care expenditure, insurance policy implementation will help Japan as well as other developed and developing societies for better health care. Japan is one of the most advanced countries which have highest longevity where the study of this dimension will help to understand demographic change and policy problems related to it. This study will help to understand the dynamics of population pyramid and social care expenditure for better health and social care policies.