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| Conditions to apply |
The National Health Insurance is a system providing public medical assistance for people who did not join to any health insurance scheme. Foreigners who registered their address at the City Hall, excluded people whose status of residence falls in the category of Designated Activities (i.e. medical treatment), and all the people who did not join to any other insurance scheme must enroll to the National Health Insurance.
Depending on the purpose of their stay, foreigners who did not register their address to the City Residents Registry may also be eligible to apply to the National Health Insurance if they plan to stay in Japan for more than 3 months. Please send us your inquiries for more information.
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| National Health Insurance Card |
When you join to the National Health Insurance, you will receive a National Health Insurance card. Please remember to always bring this card with you when you visit a hospital or a clinic, because you have to show it to the personnel at the counter. In case your name, your address or any other information entered in the card change, please report those changes to the City Hall officers within 14 days. Also, please be reminded that you will have to return the National Health Insurance card when you move back to your country or when you apply for a different health insurance scheme.
| National Health Insurance Tax |
How tax is calculated
| The tax will be calculated for single
households in accordance to insured memberfs income and household size and
situation during the previous year. All members who are from 40 to 65 years old
must also pay the long-term nursing care contribution in addition to National
Health Insurance tax. Tax reductions may be applicable to those members whose income in the previous year was lower than the designated amount (people who did not have any income and people who only had non-taxable income are also included). |
How to pay the tax
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The tax is divided into 8 monthly
installments to be paid from July to February. You can pay the installments at
many places, such as banks and convenience stores, using the Statement of
Payment (noufusho) that will be sent to you by mail from the City Hall. If you wish to pay through bank transfer, please proceed with the due special procedures at your banking institution. (Attention) If you let the National Health Insurance tax fall into arrears, you may be charged to pay the whole amount of the medical fees after receiving services from hospitals or clinics. |
| Insurance benefits |
In case of illnesses or injuries, showing your insurance card to medical institutions authorized to treat patients in possess of health insurance coverage will allow you to pay only the 30% of the medical fees. The remaining 70% will be paid by the city of Maebashi. In case of childbirth, households are granted a fixed allowance called
gOne-Off Payment for Childbirthh (shussan ichijikin). Also, in case the insured member dies, the person who will hold the funeral can receive a fixed allowance for the funeral expenses.
| Notice In case of illnesses or injuries, showing your insurance card to medical institutions authorized to treat patients in possess of health insurance coverage will allow you to pay only the 30% of the medical fees. The remaining 70% will be paid by the city of Maebashi. In case of childbirth, households are granted a fixed allowance called gOne-Off Payment for Childbirthh (shussan ichijikin). Also, in case the insured member dies, the person who will hold the funeral can receive a fixed allowance for the funeral expenses. |
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Where to apply It is possible to apply for the National Health Insurance at the following places.
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| Inquire National Health Insurance Division (Kokumin Kenkou Hoken-ka) of Maebashi City Hall (2F) TEL: 027-898-6250 |
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