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Which of the following is not a correct statement about the Japanese healthcare system?


A) The problem of cost containment is one of the common issues in both American and Japanese healthcare systems.
B) The Japanese healthcare system is characterized by a strict system of administered prices for physicians and hospitals.
C) In modern Japan, medical care to the elderly is provided free of charge, no cost sharing required, which is one of the major reasons why the growth of Japan's healthcare costs has recently become unsustainable.
D) Long-term care insurance in Japan was introduced as a less expensive alternative to long hospitals stays many elderly patients used to have. Changed family structure and increased burden of caring for the elderly in the society have also played a significant role.
E) Health care insurance premiums in Japan are based on income and ability to pay.

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