随着日本老龄化社会的到来,日本的国民医疗费急刷增长,1985年已突破15兆日元的大关,此后每年以大约1兆日元的比例递增。据日本厚生省推算,1988年度的国民医疗费为18.89兆日元,比1987年度增加了4.8％;1989年度的国民医疗费为19.97兆日元,比1988年度增加了5.7％。向1989年度的国民收入增长率为5％,这样,国民医疗费的增长率将超过国民收入的增长率。尤其引人注目的是,在高达近20兆日元的国民 With the advent of an aging society in Japan, Japan’s national medical expenses have risen sharply, surpassing the record high of 15 trillion yen in 1985 and increasing by about 1 trillion yen annually thereafter. According to the Japanese Ministry of Health projections, the national medical expenses for 1988 were 18.89 trillion yen, an increase of 4.8% over 1987; the national medical expenses for 1989 were 19.97 trillion yen, an increase of 5.7% over 1988. The national income growth rate for 1989 is 5%, so that the growth rate of national medical expenses will exceed the growth rate of national income. Particularly noticeable is the nationals at up to nearly 20 trillion yen