health insurance

When a Buddhist Priest Misused a Health‑Insurance Card: Lessons for Japan’s Welfare System

It started with a discarded plastic card slipping from a trash bin in Shibuya, but the ripple it created has swept through Japan’s health-insurance bureaucracy, religious circles, and even the nation’s legal discourse. As the story unfolded in March 2024, every new detail forced policymakers, technologists, and ethicists

health insurance

Navigating the CHIP Expansion Amid State Budget Crises: A How‑to Guide for Policymakers

When Congress unveiled a $45 billion, three-year blueprint to broaden the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in early 2023, the promise was unmistakable: three million more kids covered by 2026. Yet, a perfect storm of state fiscal strain, delayed payments, and administrative hiccups threatens to turn that promise into