Last year, the financial results of the medical insurance "Kyokai Kenpo", which employees of small and medium-sized enterprises subscribe to, were reduced due to the refraining from visiting medical institutions due to the influence of the new coronavirus. It was a record high of about 620 billion yen.
According to the Japan Health Insurance Association, which operates the "Association Kenpo," which is joined by more than 40 million employees of small and medium-sized enterprises and their families, last year's income for the second year of Reiwa was 10,765 billion yen, the previous year. It decreased by 104.7 billion yen.
This is the first decrease in income since 2009, which was affected by the Lehman shock, and the decrease in subscriber income due to the impact of the new coronavirus and the special measures taken to postpone the payment of insurance premiums. Is the main factor.
On the other hand, expenditure was 10,146.7 billion yen, a decrease of 183.1 billion yen from the previous fiscal year due to a decrease in medical expenses due to refraining from seeing medical institutions.
This is the first decrease in spending since the establishment of "Japan Health Insurance Association" in 2008.
As a result, last year's income and expenditure reached a record high of 618.3 billion yen.
According to the Japan Health Insurance Association, "Medical expenses have decreased due to unusual circumstances, but the trend of medical examinations at medical institutions has already returned to the same level as usual. In the future, the so-called" baby boomer generation "will be the late-stage elderly. Therefore, the burden on medical care for the elderly is expected to increase, and the situation is not optimistic. "