It has been revealed that the usage rate of "Mina Health Insurance Cards" among national civil servants remains at just over 4%, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi says that it is "too low" and plans to call for an increase in the usage rate through health insurance management organizations. was shown.
The government will abolish the current health insurance card in December this year, but the usage rate of the replacement ``Maina Health Insurance Card'' was sluggish at 4.29% as of December last year.
Under these circumstances, on the 6th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published on its website the utilization rate of the ``Myna Health Insurance Card'' for national public servants in November last year, broken down by mutual aid associations such as ministries and agencies that operate health insurance.
According to the results, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications had
the highest rate at 6.26%,
followed by the Ministry of Finance at 5.57%, while
the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which has jurisdiction over insurance cards,
had an average rate of 4.88%, and the overall average was only 4.36%.
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi told reporters after the cabinet meeting, ``It's too low. We have once again recognized the need to take the initiative and encourage people to use it.''
He then stated, ``In order to promote utilization, it is important for medical institutions to approach patients as well as for initiatives to encourage utilization by ``insurers'' who operate health insurance.'' He expressed the idea of asking for higher usage rates by, for example, setting up