REPORT FROM HOSPITAL SERVICE POLICY OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE: REVIEW OF HEMODIALYTICAL SOCIAL SUPPORT

Abstract

Haemodialysis medical expenditure, which is crucial for renal patients, has been paid for by medical public insurance and physically handicapped person's welfare law and child welfare law. This paper, by demonstrating the history and structure of the payment by the above payers (public insurer, public sector), will provide a common horizon and background for discussing the theme “haemodialysis, ” which is the main issue of this volume.