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Japanese → English transcript
We believe starting this in August of this year is also in line with the wishes of all our patients.
Prime Minister, have you ever thought about how patients feel when they are forced to give up treatment for financial reasons?
Due to the raising of the monthly payment cap, which will be carried out twice—in this August and next August—
the number of patients who are forced to give up treatment
People who are suffering from cancer or intractable diseases
probably never even dreamed that the Prime Minister would carry out a reform that would impose an even greater financial burden on them.
Prime Minister, to those patients who are being forced to give up treatment,
what kind of words do you intend to offer them?
Please, offer words that they can accept, words that can give them hope.
Regarding the newly established annual payment cap,
the expert committee has concluded that, rather than waiting for the development of systems needed to shift to in-kind benefits,
the point reached in the discussion is that we should first aim for rapid implementation, even if it is initially on a reimbursement basis.
We believe that starting this in August of this year
is also in line with the wishes of all our patients.
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Original transcript (Japanese)
今年8月から開始するということが 患者の皆様の意向にも相物だと考えております 総理経済的理由で治療を諦めざるを得なくなる 患者さんの気持ちを考えたことがあるでしょうか この8月と来年の8月の2回にわたって行われる 月額上限の引上げにより 治療を諦めざるを得なくなる患者さんは まさか総理ががんや難病で苦しんでいる自分たちに
さらなる経済的負担を強いる改革をするなど 夢にも思っていなかったのではないかと思います 総理治療を諦めざるを得なくなる患者さんたちに対して どんな言葉をかけられるつもりですか 納得できる言葉希望を持てる言葉をぜひお願いいたします 新たに創設する年間上限について
専門委員会では現物給付化するための システム整備を待つのではなくて まずは償還払いであっても早急に実現を図るということが 議論の到達点となっております 今年8月から開始するということが 患者の皆様の意向にも相物だと考えております
