Last year, the health insurance union that employees of large companies join, the forecast for the settlement of accounts for the second year of Reiwa was a surplus of more than 290 billion yen due to the effect of refraining from seeing a doctor due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
According to the Health Insurance Federation = Health Insurance Union Federation, the income of the entire union last year was 8,295.6 billion yen due to the decrease in insurance premium income due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Expenditures for this were ¥ 8.4 trillion, a surplus of ¥ 295.2 billion, due to a 5.1% decrease in insurance benefits compared to the previous fiscal year due to the effect of refraining from seeing a doctor due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
The surplus is expected to increase by 45.4 billion yen from the previous year, resulting in a surplus for the seventh consecutive year.
On the other hand, regarding the outlook for this year and beyond, the Health Insurance Society expects a deficit due to the increase in spending due to the increase in medical expenses for the elderly, although the impact of the new coronavirus is unclear.