Financial
Funds for NCCAM are over __million US dollars
100 Million
What does 'Yen' mean?
Small Circles
In what year did Japan pass a law calling for universal coverage?
1961
What is CAM treatment used for apart from treating disease or illness?
It is part of anti-aging medicine, growth hormone treatment, lifestyle drugs ( remedies for alopecia, obesity, and impotence), and 'environmental medicine.
By 2025 __ in 5 people will be 75+ in Japan
1 in 5
How Many Americans go bankrupt every year?
643,000 Americans
What does 'Fixed Free Schedule' mean?
Costs for procedures and drugs are the same everywhere.
What is the Government responsible for in terms of healthcare in Japan? (Think SHIS)
Government regulates nearly all aspects of the universal Statutory Health Insurance System (SHIS). The national and local governments are required by law to ensure a system that efficiently provides good-quality medical care.
How diverse is America compared to Japan?
America has diverse racial demographics and Japan is predominantly Japanese.
__in 5 people over 65 will be predicted to have dementia in Japan
1 in 5
Every year obesity costs the US over $__ billion.
$200 billion
What does (CAM) stand for?
Defined by the National Center for, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
More than ___ municipalities operate components of the SHIS and organize health promotion activities for their residents.
1,700
Those who live in Japan walk __ miles compared to the 1 that Americans walk daily.
3.5
The Japanese visit a doctor _ times a year, more than 4 times as often as Americans
14
About how much on average is the cost of a visit to the ER in Japan?
Around ¥10,000-15,000
What is Kampo?
It is a medical system that has been systematically organized based on the reactions of the human body to therapeutic interventions. (Holistic Medicine)
True or False; It is a legal requirement for all Japanese citizens to have the health insurance provided by the state.
TRUE
What does Japanese medical insurance cover?
Kampo, partly acupuncture, moxibustion(heat therapy used by burning of plants), massage, and spa therapy, while not covering other CAM therapies.
What percentage of doctors in Japan are Kampo practitioners?
96%
Japan’s ___ prefectures (regions) implement those regulations and develop regional health care delivery with their own budgets and funds allocated by the national government
47
What does NCCAM stand for?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
True or False: The national and local governments are required by law to ensure a system that efficiently provides good-quality medical care.
TRUE
_% of people in Japan believe in Shinto or Buddhism, while _ believe in 'Other'
84%
16%
In ___ the term CAM was adopted as the new key word of 'the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research' or the Ministry of Education , Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
2003