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ReviewTherapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy2020

Reimbursement for therapeutic apheresis devices and procedures for using the healthcare insurance system in Japan.

Makio Kusaoi, Go Murayama, Naoto Tamura, Ken Yamaji

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Review in Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Reimbursement for therapeutic apheresis devices and procedures for using the healthcare insurance system in Japan.Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Makio KusaoiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0064-4765
Go MurayamaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoto TamuraDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ken YamajiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Juntendo University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to explain the insurance coverage status of therapeutic apheresis (excluding CHDF) in Japan, alongside the social system of medical reimbursement and concerns regarding the future sustainability of the healthcare system. Insurance schemes and premiums differed for individuals at different levels in the society (eg, municipal residents, employees, and public servants). Insurance premiums and their rates varied depending on the total household income, the number of people living together, age, and the place of residence. In addition, the medical expense subsidies for children through public expenditure were also described. Japan's generous insurance system and multiple medical expense subsidies provide financial support for patients. With Japan's history of medical expense subsidies based on the policy of supporting intractable diseases, we have established an environment where all citizens can receive therapeutic apheresis when needed if they are affected by a disease for which insurance coverage is indicated.

Indexed as

Blood Component RemovalHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance, Health, ReimbursementJapanapheresishealth expendituresmajor medical insuranceout of pocket paymentsreimbursement mechanisms

Identifiers

PMID32567164
PMCPMC7540553
OpenAlexW3036429093

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