This year's insurance premiums for the ``Late-stage Elderly Medical Care System'' for people aged 75 and over are expected to exceed 7,000 yen per month on average nationally for the first time, due to system reforms to reduce the increased burden on working-age people.
The insurance premiums for the "Medical Care System for the Elderly" for people aged 75 and over are revised once every two years for each prefecture, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare compiles the situation nationwide and makes changes for the current and next fiscal year. The estimated amount has been announced.
According to this report, the national average monthly insurance premium per person for this fiscal year is expected to be 7,082 yen per month, exceeding 7,000 yen for the first time.
Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of 507 yen, or 7.7%, and is the largest increase since the system was launched in 2008.
This is due to system reforms to reduce the increased burden on the working generation due to the growth in medical costs.
Looking at this year's insurance premiums by prefecture,
Tokyo
has the highest premium at 9,180 yen
, followed by
Kanagawa Prefecture at 8,803 yen
, and Aichi Prefecture at 8,555 yen .
The cheapest
prefecture is Akita at 4,397 yen,
followed by
Aomori at 4,619 yen
, and Iwate at 4,627 yen
.
In addition, the national average is expected to increase by 110 yen to 7,192 yen next fiscal year.