[JPI Seminar] What Will Change in the FY2026 Medical Fee Revision? The Big Picture of the 2040 Strategy

JPI (Japan Planning Institute) will hold a seminar featuring Kei Tamura, MD, Associate Professor at Chiba University's Center for Next-Generation Medical Care Planning and former official at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, to provide a detailed explanation of "What Will Change in the FY2026 Medical Fee Revision? The Big Picture of the 2040 Strategy."

[Details and Registration Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17799

[Title]

What Will Change in the FY2026 Medical Fee Revision? The Big Picture of the 2040 Strategy

[Date and Time]

July 15, 2026 (Wed) 09:30 - 11:30

*We continue to accept applications for archived streaming even after the seminar concludes.

[Speaker]

Chiba University Center for Next-Generation Medical Care Planning

Associate Professor, Physician

Former Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Kei Tamura

▶ Served approximately 11 years at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, responsible for medical fee revisions and infectious disease policy, with expertise in both system design and on-site operations.

[Practical Knowledge Gained from the Seminar]

・Understanding the objectives of the FY2026 medical fee revision and its impact on your institution.

・Direction for bed function reorganization and management strategy with a view to 2040.

・Action guidelines for simultaneously advancing medical DX, securing human resources, and reforming working styles.

[Target Industries/Departments]

・Hospital and medical institution management planning departments

・Medical corporation management and administrative directors

・Departments responsible for medical fees and administrative strategy

・Local government officials involved in medical policy and regional medical planning

[Seminar Overview]

This seminar will provide an integrated explanation of immediate on-site responses such as wage increases and promotion of medical DX, as well as macro mid-to-long-term strategies such as redefining bed functions, in anticipation of the "2040 problem" where the working-age population will drastically decrease.

The complex trends in national policies, including medical fee revisions and regional medical planning, will be broken down into on-site strategies and presented in an easy-to-understand manner for practical application.

[Lecture Topics]

1. Paradigm Shift in the Macro Environment from 2025 to 2040

2. Overview of the FY2026 Medical Fee Revision

(1) Permanent wage increases for healthcare professionals and securing human resources

(2) Response to rising prices and material costs

(3) Promotion of medical DX and standardization of information exchange

(4) Reform of physician working hours and task shifting/sharing

(5) From process evaluation to outcome evaluation

3. New Regional Medical Planning Post-2025

(1) New Regional Medical Planning

(2) Overview of the Medical Institution Function Reporting System

(3) Redefinition of Bed Functions: From Recovery to Comprehensive Care

(4) Institutionalization of primary care physician functions and collaboration between medical and long-term care

4. From Macro Policies to Micro On-site Actions

5. Related Q&A

6. Business card exchange and networking reception

This is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars, where you can gain practical information and find new collaboration opportunities not only through direct interaction and Q&A with speakers who are usually difficult to meet, but also through networking with participants from various industries and fields.

[Participation Format]

● On-site attendance (archived streaming not included)

● Live streaming attendance (archived streaming not included)

● Archived streaming attendance

*On-site and live streaming attendees can add archived streaming for a special price of 18,500 yen (tax included).

[Participation Fee]

1 person: 37,860 yen (tax included)

From 2nd person: 32,860 yen (tax included / same corporation, simultaneous registration)

*For local government employees, up to 2 people: 11,000 yen (tax included / on-site and live streaming only / same participation format)

[Details and Registration Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/17799

◆ We also facilitate questions and introductions to the speaker after the seminar.

◆ It is highly beneficial for building personal networks and creating new business opportunities among speakers and participants.

◆ We continue to accept applications for archived streaming even after the seminar concludes.

[Contact]

Japan Planning Institute Inc.

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TEL.03-5793-9761 FAX.03-5793-9767

URL https://www.jpi.co.jp

[About JPI (Japan Planning Institute)]

As a "bridge of knowledge between politics, government, and the private sector," we have been providing valuable information for executives and senior managers engaged in national policies and national projects for half a century, aiming to create national knowledge through exclusive, in-person seminars.