Increased consulting fees for existing health cards
On the 21st, the government decided on social security and childcare policies during negotiations with the ministers concerned for the initial budget proposal for the 2011 fiscal year. As part of the five-year review of the amount of the public contribution, no reduction will be made for the two-year period from 2011 to 2024. Considering the price increase. Leave unchanged or increase the amount, even for households that would otherwise receive a reduction
Medical institutions that accept My Number Cards, which act as health cards, have decided to raise prices from April to December 2011 for those who use traditional health cards such as paper ones. The amount to be collected will be 6 yen for those who pay 30% of the cost at the counter.
The rate of employment insurance premiums paid by workers and managers will be increased by 0.2 percentage points from April next year to 1.55%.
With regard to measures relating to children, the subsidies will be expanded starting from the 2011 fiscal year.
