usage rate of "Mina Health Insurance Card" among national civil servants remains at just over 4%. Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi says that it is "too low" and plans to call for an increase in the usage rate through health insurance management organizations.
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had the highest rate at 6.26%, followed by the Ministry of Finance at 5.57%, and the overall average was only 4.36%. The government will abolish the current health insurance card in December this year.