Health insurance system
If you catch a cold, you go to the hospital, get checked by a doctor, get the medicines prescribed, and pay. Health insurance is the behind-the-scenes system that supports such everyday activities. The following describes these nuts and bolts of the health insurance system.
健保のしくみ一覧
About health insurance
Describes the health insurance system and the health insurance societies that run it
Health insurance membership
Describes who can be insured under the health insurance system
Health insurance cards
Describes the health insurance card you receive when you join health insurance programs
Address changes
Describes what steps to take when your address changes.
Family membership
Describes matters such as the conditions required to insure family members and applicable income standards
Removing a family member from your list of dependents
Describes conditions for removing a family member from your list of dependents.
The Society's insurance premiums
Describes the insurance premiums paid by members to fund health insurance programs and benefits
Insurance benefits
Describes the medical care benefits and the amounts of these benefits provided by health insurance
List of insurance benefits
Describes the benefits paid by the Society
Medical care cost information
Describes the medical care costs paid when you visit a hospital for a sickness or injury
After you leave your employer
Describes the medical care insurance available after you leave your employer
Other systems related to health insurance
The Medical Care System for the Advanced Elderly
Medical insurance system for those aged 75 and older (65 and older where specific disabilities apply)
Medical expenses deductions
If the medical care costs you paid in one year exceed the base amount, part of your income taxes will be refunded when you file an income tax return.
The self-medication tax system (special exception for medical expense deductions)
The self-medication tax system has been introduced as an exceptional case under the medical expenses deductions system.
The long-term care insurance program
Members aged 40 and above are insured persons under long-term care insurance.
Data Health Plans
Provides information on Data Health Plans