(Event Report) Health Policy Academy, Health Policy 101: Session 3
date : 6/19/2015
Health Policy Academy, Health Policy 101
*This program is available in Japanese only.
The third session of Health Policy Academy: Health Policy 101 was held on June 17, 2015. This session’s topic was “Health Care Players.” Lecture included discussions on government, public and private actors in health policy and political issues that arise when these groups interact in the health care space.
The session’s guest speaker was Toshinobu Sato, Chief Senior Researcher at the Japan Medical Association Research Institute. Dr. Sato’s lecture was followed by a lively discussion with participants and lecturers.


Lecturers
・Kohei Onozaki, Board Member and President, HGPI
・Toshio Miyata, Executive Director, HGPI
・Toshinobu Sato, Chief Senior Researcher, Japan Medical Association Research Institute

Schedules for Lectures
*Please note this program is available in Japanese only.
Session 1: Health policy basics
・What is health policy?
・Health care players
・Health policy making process
・Urgent health policy issues in 2015
Session 2: Health policy in the news
・Health system history in numbers
・Post-war health policy in the media
・Health policy’s effect on society
・How flexible is health policy to change?
Session 3: Health care players
・Power balance in the health care industry
・Government actors in health policy
・Health policy and politics
・Stakeholders in health care
Session 4: Cross-national comparison of Japan’s health care system
・Japanese health care system and Europe
・Characteristics of Japanese health care system
・Global health policy issues
Session 5: Is healthcare in Japan sustainable?
・The transition of the total cost of social security and of the detail of it after the war
・Factors of increasing healthcare cost
・Three perspectives on healthcare sustainability
Session 6: Tips for future health policy
・Year 2025 in numbers
・Recent government actions to address issues of 2025
・Reading government materials
・Five sources for health policy information
Health and Global Policy Institute plans to offer a second series starting October 2015.
For more information on this program, please contact us atjimukyoku@hgpi.xsrv.jp
*This program is available in Japanese only.
The third session of Health Policy Academy: Health Policy 101 was held on June 17, 2015. This session’s topic was “Health Care Players.” Lecture included discussions on government, public and private actors in health policy and political issues that arise when these groups interact in the health care space.
The session’s guest speaker was Toshinobu Sato, Chief Senior Researcher at the Japan Medical Association Research Institute. Dr. Sato’s lecture was followed by a lively discussion with participants and lecturers.

Lecturers
・Kohei Onozaki, Board Member and President, HGPI
・Toshio Miyata, Executive Director, HGPI
・Toshinobu Sato, Chief Senior Researcher, Japan Medical Association Research Institute
Schedules for Lectures
*Please note this program is available in Japanese only.
Session 1: Health policy basics
・What is health policy?
・Health care players
・Health policy making process
・Urgent health policy issues in 2015
Session 2: Health policy in the news
・Health system history in numbers
・Post-war health policy in the media
・Health policy’s effect on society
・How flexible is health policy to change?
Session 3: Health care players
・Power balance in the health care industry
・Government actors in health policy
・Health policy and politics
・Stakeholders in health care
Session 4: Cross-national comparison of Japan’s health care system
・Japanese health care system and Europe
・Characteristics of Japanese health care system
・Global health policy issues
Session 5: Is healthcare in Japan sustainable?
・The transition of the total cost of social security and of the detail of it after the war
・Factors of increasing healthcare cost
・Three perspectives on healthcare sustainability
Session 6: Tips for future health policy
・Year 2025 in numbers
・Recent government actions to address issues of 2025
・Reading government materials
・Five sources for health policy information
Health and Global Policy Institute plans to offer a second series starting October 2015.
For more information on this program, please contact us atjimukyoku@hgpi.xsrv.jp
Exhibition date:2015-06-17
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