Health Insurance Federation 75-year-old or older contact burden increased to 20% and proposed to September 9th 4:34
In order to maintain a medical insurance system that is expected to worsen due to the aging of the population, the Health Insurance Federation = Health Insurance Union Federation is paying 10% of the current burden on hospitals for elderly people over 75 years old. Summarized the proposals to raise the price from 20 to 20%.
The Health Insurance Federation, which is made up of health insurance associations that employees of large corporations join, has compiled recommendations for a review of the health insurance system.
Among them, from 2022 when the so-called “baby boomer generation” begins to become a late elderly person at the age of 75, medical expenses will increase and insurance finance will deteriorate rapidly.
For this reason, it is pointed out that reform with increased burden is inevitable to maintain fairness among generations and maintain the system.
Specifically, we are seeking to increase the contact burden at hospitals for elderly people over 75 years old from the current 10% to 20% in principle while considering low-income people.
In addition, the current proposal suggests that 50% of the medical expenses for the elderly with a certain level of income covered by the premium income of the active generation, as well as other late elderly, We are asking you to cover it at public expense.
The Health Insurance Federation will publish a proposal in the near future and hope to reflect it in the discussions on the social security system reform of the government.