Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura and the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party's political investigation discussed intermittently over the policy of raising the window burden of medical expenses for people aged 75 and over to 20%, but the range of income subject to the increase, etc. The disagreement between the government and the Komeito was not closed, and the conclusion was carried over.
Regarding the burden on the counter at hospitals for the elderly aged 75 and over, the government has been targeting people with a certain income or higher from 2022, starting from 10% in principle, in order to curb the increase in the burden on the working generation. The policy is to raise it to 20%.
Regarding the range of targets to be raised, the government wants to target people with an annual income of 1.7 million yen or more, while the Komeito demands that the target should be narrowed down as much as possible and demands that the annual income be 2.4 million yen or more, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura. , Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Shimomura and Komeito Party Chairman Takeuchi have had intermittent discussions.
However, the talks on the 4th did not close the gap between the government and the Komeito regarding the scope of the increase, and the government's "all generations" scheduled to be held on the night of the 4th over the policy of paying the window for people aged 75 and over. The "Type Social Security Review Conference" was canceled and the conclusion was carried over.