1. 1) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Annual Health, Labour and Welfare Report 2018, 2018 (in Japanse) 厚生労働省：平成30年版厚生労働白書, 2018
2. 2) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Chiki iryou kousou guideline (The Guideline for Regional Medical Delivery Concept), 2017 (in Japanese) 厚生労働省：地域医療構想ガイドライン, 2017
3. 3) K. Shimazaki: Iryouseisakuwo toinaosu -kokuminkaihoken-no shourai (Rethinking Medical Policy -The Future of Universal Healthcare Systems), Chikumashobo, 2015 (in Japanese) 島崎謙治：医療政策を問い直す -国民皆保険の将来, 筑摩書房, 2015
4. 4) K. Fushimi: Functional Differentiation and Coordination of Healthcare Providers Required by Community Healthcare Initiative Based on Healthcare Demand Estimation, Journal of Social Security Research,Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 567-579, 2016 (in Japanese) 伏見清秀：医療需要将来推計に基づく地域医療構想が示す医療機の分化・連携のあり方, 社会保障研究, 第1巻, 第3号, pp. 567-579, 2016
5. 5) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Chiki ni okeru iryou oyobi kaigo wo sougouteki ni kakuho suru tameno kihonteki na houshin ” sougou kakuho houshin”no ichibu kaisei ni tsuite (Partial Revision of the Basic Policy for Ensuring Comprehensive Medical and Long-Term Care in the Community “Ensuring Comprehensive Policy”), 2016 (in Japanese) 厚生労働省：地域における医療及び介護を総合的に確保するための基本的な方針（総合確保方針）の一部改正について, 2016