Elderly medical care system for senior citizens The upper limit of the annual premium is 20,000 yen.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has raised the upper limit of annual premiums for those with high income from the next fiscal year by 20,000 yen to improve the insurance finance of the “late elderly medical care system” for people over 75 years old. I compiled a plan to make it 10,000 yen.
As medical expenses have increased due to the aging of the population and public health insurance finances have deteriorated, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has reviewed the premiums for the “late elderly medical care system” for those aged 75 years or older, once every two years. The review plan from the next fiscal year was compiled.
According to that, the upper limit of the annual premium will be increased by 20,000 yen from the current 620,000 yen to 640,000 yen. The increase is two consecutive times following last year's revision.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's estimate, the upper limit will be paid to people with pension income of approximately 9.1 million yen or more, and 1.29% of all participants will be eligible. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to present this proposal to the subcommittee of the Social Security Council on the 21st.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has already shown a plan to raise the upper limit of the premium for 20,000 yen from the next fiscal year for the national health insurance that self-employed people join, etc., and by maintaining a certain burden on high-income earners to maintain insurance finances I want to plan.