Koizumi, Sakaguchi agree to raise medical fees to 30%

Koizumi, Sakaguchi agree to raise medical fees to 30%

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after talks with Prime Minister Juichiro Koizumi. Sakaguchi and Koizumi agreed to boost the share of medical costs paid by patients at medical institutions to 30% from the current 20% for salaried workers from April next year.

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