JAPAN GOVT. TO RAISE OUT-OF-POCKET MONEY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE’S MEDICAL FEES

Highlights –

• Japan govt. to raise out-of-pocket money for elderly people’s medical fees.
• The plan is said to be possibly approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday.
• The government wants to lower the burden on the working generation.
• Many people aged 75 or older have been paying 10 percent of their medical expenses since 2001.

Japan Prime Minister Yoshihid....