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Table 1 Co-insurance rates and caps according to income and age

From: Co-insurance and health care utilization in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a discontinuity regression approach

Subjects

Yearly income (disease)

Population

Co-payment

Maximum monthly burden on patients 2015

(in 10 thousands)

Up to 3 times a year

4 times or more

Lessthan the age of 70

High-income earner

1510

~

 

140

1.3%

30%

¥252,600

+ 1%

¥140,100

1160

~

1510

190

1.8%

970

~

1160

360

3.4%

¥167,400

+ 1%

¥93,000

770

~

970

640

6.1%

General

570

~

770

1450

13.7%

¥80,100

+ 1%

¥44,400

370

~

570

2700

25.5%

310

~

370

1060

10.0%

¥57,600

 

100

~

310

3000

28.3%

Low-income earner

 

~

100

1050

9.9%

¥35,400

 

¥24,600

70–74

High-

570

~

 

20

3.1%

30%

¥44,400

370

~

570

40

5.5%

General

310

~

370

40

6.3%

20% (10% before April 1st 2014)

¥12,000

160

~

310

350

54.1%

Low-

80

~

160

140

21.1%

¥8000

income earner

 

~

80

60

9.8%

  1. Source: Bureau of Social Welfare and Health [18]