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.
Health insurance system
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
Family membership
Describes matters such as the conditions required to insure family members and applicable income standards
- Extent of family relationship
- Income standards
- The Health Insurance Society dependent certification criteria
- New requirement concerning residency in Japan for dependent certification
- Government measures to address annual income barriers (starting in October 2023)
- If there has been a change in dependents
- Documents to attach for dependent certification
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
- Medical care insurance available after leaving your employer
- You can receive benefits even after leaving your employer.
- Check health insurance system (Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Person, Special-Case Retired Person, national health insurance)
- Insurance Premium Simulation (Voluntarily and Continuously Insured Person, Special-Case Retired Person)
Other systems related to health insurance
Describes in detail various systems related to health insurance.