In the case of a medical institution where a health insurance card combined with a My Number card can be used, and for patients who would have to pay 30% of the cost using a conventional health insurance card, from April to the end of December next year, the copayment at the counter will be reduced by 6 yen from the current level. It will be added.
If you visit a medical institution that accepts a health insurance card integrated with your My Number card, and if you are a patient with a 30% co-payment, currently you will have to pay
6 yen at the time of your first visit
. 12 yen is added for use.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare presented the Chuikyo = Central Social Insurance Medical Council held on the 23rd to take measures to further increase the patient's window burden when using the conventional insurance card, and it was approved.
Specifically, from April to the end of December next year, for patients who pay 30% of the cost, an
additional 6 yen will be added for the first visit, and an additional 18 yen will be added
. I'll top it up.
The government plans to abolish the current health insurance card in two years, and wants to promote a switch to a unified health insurance card by further increasing the difference in the additional copayment.
On the other hand, there is no additional burden for medical institutions that cannot use the integrated health insurance card.
In addition, Chuikyo on the 23rd decided to extend the deadline for measures that require medical institutions to introduce a system that allows the use of integrated health insurance cards by the end of March next year.