The government will abolish health insurance cards in principle in the fall of the year after next and announce the integration of My Number cards.

The government has announced that it will abolish the currently used health insurance card in the fall of 2024 and switch to a form integrated with the My Number Card.

Also, regarding the timing of the integration with the driver's license, he also announced a policy to move forward from the end of 2024, which was originally planned.

On the 13th, Prime Minister Kishida discussed the My Number Card with Digital Minister Kono, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Terada.

After that, Digital Minister Kono held a press conference and said, ``My number card will play a role like a passport for creating a new digital society,'' and it will be used now in the fall of 2024 We announced that we will abolish the health insurance card and switch to a form integrated with the My Number card.

The government will continue to work on people who do not acquire My Number cards even when the time comes to abolish them, and at the same time, they will consider some kind of response.

On the other hand, Minister Kono also indicated that the timing of the integration of driver's licenses and My Number cards will be brought forward from the end of fiscal 2024, which was originally planned.

The government aims to spread My Number cards to almost all citizens by the end of March next year, but as of the 11th, the number of applications has remained at 56% of all citizens, so we want to increase the penetration rate. is.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Terada "Integrated with health insurance card will spread significantly"

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Terada told reporters, "Japan has a universal health insurance system, and integrating it with the health insurance card means that almost all citizens will have access to My Number Cards, which will greatly increase their popularity. However, There are many things that need to be cleared, such as how to get a 0-year-old child to get a card immediately after birth, and how to deal with people with dementia."