| Theme | Curent Status and Problem of Long Term Care Insurance System for Dialyzed Patients | |
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| Title | The Aomori Prefectural Medical Association and insurance for care and assistance for the elderly | |
| Publish Date | 2001/12 | |
| Author | Shuichi Murakami | The Aomori Prefectural Medical Association / Murakami Shinmachi Clinic |
| [ Summary ] | The Aomori Prefectural Medical Association in cooperation with Aomori Prefecture, has actively promoting the establishment of a health service system, medical care system, and a welfare system for our aging society. In order for the insurance for care and assistance for the elderly to operate smoothly, it is necessary for each member of the Medical Association to understand this insurance for care and assistance for the elderly well, to work in close cooperation with the social resources for health services, medical care, and welfare, to do his/her share as a facilitator or supporter, and to enlighten people in the community, including paramedical staffs. Dialysis patients are not exempt from aging. There is an increasing number of patients who cannot go to the hospital because of regional or environmental problems. Resolution of this problem through social resources, including the insurance for care and assistance for the elderly program, is a matter that must be urgently addressed. We must set priorities to help us understand the insurance for care and assistance for the elderly before criticizing or modifying it. In this paper, we report on the activities undertaken by the Aomori Prefecture Medical Association to ensure the smooth operation of the insurance for care and assistance for the elderly, highlight the difficult conditions under which dialysis patients live in Aomori. |
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