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Article 3Responsibilities of the State

第三条(国の責務)

The national government must take all necessary measures to ensure the smooth implementation of efforts to ensure the appropriateness of the expenses required for medical care by citizens in old age and the sound operation of the medical insurance system for the elderly (meaning the adjustment of the sharing of expenses among insurers pertaining to the young-old provided for in Chapter III and the medical insurance system for the old-old provided for in Chapter IV; the same applies hereinafter), and actively promote medical care, public health, social welfare, and other related measures in order to contribute to the achievement of the purpose provided for in Article 1.

国は、国民の高齢期における医療に要する費用の適正化を図るための取組が円滑に実施され、高齢者医療制度(第三章に規定する前期高齢者に係る保険者間の費用負担の調整及び第四章に規定する後期高齢者医療制度をいう。以下同じ。)の運営が健全に行われるよう必要な各般の措置を講ずるとともに、第一条に規定する目的の達成に資するため、医療、公衆衛生、社会福祉その他の関連施策を積極的に推進しなければならない。

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