12/2 (Mon) 0:00 NTV News nnn From the 2nd, the issuance of new health insurance cards will end, and we will be moving to a system based on the use of “My Number Health Insurance Cards.” Starting from the 2nd, health insurance cards will be unified into “My Number Health Insurance Cards” that use the My Number card. In principle, existing health insurance cards will be abolished, but they can still be used for up to one year until their expiration date. Those who do not have a My Number card or have not registered their My Number health insurance card will receive an “Eligibility Confirmation Letter” before their current health insurance card expires, and will need to bring it with them when visiting a medical institution. When using a My Number health insurance card, if the patient agrees, doctors can view the patient’s past medical information, such as medical history and prescribed medications. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare says that this will enable smooth sharing of medical information and be useful at first consultations, etc.
>>7 No, they don’t say it out loud, they just hand it over. I don’t go to the doctor that much these days, so it’s not a problem for the time being. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I’ve been so scared of getting it that I’ve been careful about my health that I haven’t gone to the hospital at all.
Will the eligibility confirmation certificate remain as a paper health insurance card for the time being? Will it go the way of the people who got the My Number points to try and gain superiority? In the end, humans are weak when it comes to money.
Eligibility Verification Certificate How is this different from an insurance card? Is it just that the validity period of an insurance card has been extended to 5 years to make it more convenient?
It’s such a pain to have to remove that flimsy cover before you can put it in the machine. I’m sure a lot of people will lose the cover at some point. I think it would be best to write down the number, put it in the safe, and then cover it up with a marker.
Originally, the only way to verify insurance eligibility at medical institutions was to show your health insurance card. Then the My Number Health Insurance Card was introduced, but some people, such as the elderly and those with special needs, have difficulty using it for various reasons, and the system has become increasingly fragmented and complicated. Currently, there are nine of them. Confusion in the medical field will be inevitable.
If you can trust the morals and technical capabilities of the Japanese government, Japanese IT companies, and medical professionals, or if you can proudly say that your privacy has no value, then I think you should use it. I can’t.
Sorry. You say life is important, so you made COVID-19 free (with tax) but why do you have to pay 30% for other diseases? You don’t really care about the lives of patients or sick people, do you?
It seems that the fact that you can receive medical treatment with the eligibility confirmation certificate, which is a plastic card like the previous health insurance card, even if you don’t have a My Number health insurance card, is not widely known.
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