Applications for people who have registered their My Number Card as a health insurance card to receive a total of 15,000 yen worth of points will start accepting applications from the 30th.

The "2nd Mina Point" starting on the 30th is for those who have obtained a My Number card and registered as a health insurance card or registered as a "public money receiving account" to receive benefits from the country.



You can receive points for 7500 yen each, for a total of 15,000 yen.



The application is until the end of February next year, but the application for the card must be completed by the end of September.



Applications can be made online on smartphones, etc., as well as at local government offices and post offices.



In Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, it was supposed to be held at the venue set up at the ward office, and people who wanted to get a card visited on the 29th.



Since the number of inquiries from residents is increasing this week, we are considering increasing the number of staff to respond if there are many applications.



Makoto Yoshino, Chief of the Family Register and Residents Division, said, "I am very interested in many inquiries. I would like to take all possible measures such as increasing equipment and personnel."



Online acceptance means that it will start in the morning as soon as the system has been tested.



According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the issuance of My Number Cards is 57.25 million as of the 28th, and the issuance rate is only in the mid 40% range.



The government wants to accelerate the grant in the wake of this project.

You can apply ...

Those who can apply from the 30th are those who have registered as a health insurance card or registered as a "public money receiving account".



A total of 15,000 yen worth of points will be redeemed, and if you get a card that has already been accepted, the maximum amount will be 20,000 yen.



Applications can be made on some smartphone payment service sites such as the smartphone apps "Mina Point" and "PayPay".



It can also be done at local government offices, post offices, mobile phone shops, some convenience stores, and home appliance mass retailers.

How do you receive the points?

Points can be used for registered smartphone payment services and credit cards for shopping.



However, the same payment service cannot be registered as a destination for receiving points from multiple people.



For example, you cannot receive your child's share with the same payment service that your parents receive, and you will need to register for a different payment service.



The period until points are awarded depends on the payment service provider.

Challenges in using it as a health insurance card

There are also challenges in using My Number Card as a health insurance card.



One is the widespread use of machines that read card information.



As of 19th of this month, only about 20% of medical institutions operate machines.

It is about 60% including the medical institutions that applied for the installation.



Last month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced a policy to abolish the principle of health insurance cards in the future, such as requiring medical institutions to install machines in principle from next year.



However, some people such as the Japan Medical Association have said that the schedule is difficult.



In addition, if the card is used as a health insurance card, there are opinions that patients who bear 30% of the burden from this year will be charged an additional burden of up to 21 yen at the first visit and will be asked to review it.