Strengthening support for using My Number Card instead of health insurance card Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare October 30, 12:54
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura has indicated that he will strengthen support for system repairs and other expenses in order to promote the introduction of card readers that read cards at medical institutions and pharmacies so that My Number cards can be used instead of health insurance cards. I did.
Since My Number Card can be used as a health insurance card from March next year, the government aims to introduce a card reader that reads cards at about 60% of medical institutions and pharmacies by the end of March next year. I am.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura told reporters that the application rate from medical institutions and pharmacies was only 15.3% as of October 18.
On top of that, he said, "Since network construction and system repairs are not yet sufficient, we would like to first strengthen our efforts to public medical institutions and proceed with discussions, including financial support." It was.
On the other hand, Minister Tamura met with Minister of State for Special Missions Kono and Minister of State for Digital Reform Hirai on the 29th over the permanent treatment of "online medical care", and proceeded with the examination of the system on the premise of "family doctor". It was revealed that they had agreed to go.