On the 8th, the House of Representatives will deliberate on a bill to amend the law to raise the window burden for people with an annual income of 2 million yen or more to 20% over medical expenses for people aged 75 and over.
While the government and the ruling party have a policy of aiming for a swift establishment to reduce the burden on the working generation, the Constitutional Democratic Party has submitted a counter-proposal requesting an additional burden only for high-income people, which is one of the focal points of the latter half of the Diet. Is expected to be.
The amendment to the law submitted by the government states that the burden of medical expenses for people aged 75 and over will be raised from the current 10% to 20% for people with an annual income of 2 million yen or more.
On the other hand, in order to curb the sudden increase in burden, we have taken measures to limit the increase in self-pay for one month to a maximum of 3,000 yen for three years after the increase.
In addition, the timing of the increase will be within half a year from October next year, and the specific schedule will be specified by a Cabinet Order in the future.
The government and the ruling party are aiming for a swift establishment in the current Diet, saying that it is necessary to review the system that demands the burden according to income etc. in order to reduce the burden on the working generation.
In response, the Constitutional Democratic Party submitted a counter-proposal on the 7th, saying that it may invite refraining from seeing a doctor, while maintaining the current 10% window burden and raising the upper limit of insurance premiums only for high-income people. did.
The amendment and the counter-proposal will be deliberated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 8th, and are expected to be one of the focal points of the latter half of the Diet.