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HEALTH INSURANCE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2020
Subsidizing fertility treatment leaves Japanese gynecologists in a bind
Fertility treatments are not covered by national health insurance because, in most cases, infertility is not defined as an ailment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2019
Japan dangles ¥5,000 credit to persuade My Number ID cardholders to adopt smartphone payment system
Japan will give shopping points to holders who make cashless payments with their phones in a measure to increase the popularity of the card.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019
After backlash, Trump U-turns on targeting U.K. health service in trade talks
U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that Britain's public health service should be on the table in future post-Brexit trade talks between the two countries, after Prime Minister Theresa May said some areas might be off-limits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 15, 2019
Health insurance in Japan to cover new cancer therapy that costs ¥33 million
The anti-cancer drug Kymriah will be produced by a Tokyo-based unit of Novartis AG and is expected to carry the highest price tag of any single drug in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2019
Health insurance law revised to limit coverage to Japan residents
The Diet enacted a legislative revision Wednesday to make the national health insurance program largely applicable only to workers and their dependents residing in Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2019
Cabinet approves limiting health insurance coverage to residents of Japan
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a bill Friday that will make Japan's health insurance program for employees applicable only to workers and their dependents residing in the country, to prevent abuse by people from overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2018
Japan looks to crack down on abuse of health insurance system as it plans for foreign worker influx
Insurance under the social welfare system covers medical expenses not only of corporate workers but also their family members, who it does not currently require to be living in Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2018
40% of Japan's health insurance societies seen posting losses in 2017; some may disband
Over 40 percent of the 1,394 health insurance societies set up for employees of large companies and their families are expected to report losses for fiscal 2017 ended March, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018
Probe into abuse of health insurance by foreigners in Japan stirs claims of prejudice
A government probe into alleged abuse of Japan's public health insurance system by foreign residents has sparked controversy, with critics claiming the investigation encourages prejudice against non-Japanese.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
Alleged abuse of national health insurance system sparks probe into foreign patients
The government has launched a nationwide probe into allegations that foreign residents are abusing the public health insurance system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2018
Insurers expect 'market disruption' after Trump suspends billions in Obamacare risk payments
Health insurers warn that a move by the Trump administration on Saturday to temporarily suspend a program that was set to pay out $10.4 billion to insurers for covering high-risk individuals last year could drive up premium costs and create marketplace uncertainty.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2017
Japan mulls partial insurance coverage for urgent overseas organ transplants
The health ministry is considering a measure to cover part of the expenses shouldered by patients who go abroad for urgent organ transplants, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2017
Aiming for truly universal health coverage
The idea that everyone should be able to access quality health services has finally claimed its rightful place at the top of the global health agenda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017
Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums
Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2016
Reining in the price of costly drugs
In approving the use of breakthrough drugs, the government must ensure their cost doesn't place undo strain on the nation's public health insurance system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 17, 2016
How Japan is tweaking the cost of health care
The price of health care is changing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2015
National health insurance info on 100,000 people leaked
Lists of personal information related to around 103,000 people, including public health insurance card numbers, are leaked and sold.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2015
Young may get help to stop smoking
Young smokers could see the scope of their health insurance expand if they are willing to take steps to quit the habit through smoking-cessation treatments.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2015
Scrutinize health insurance reform
The national government needs to provide sufficient support to prefectural governments, which will be tasked to play a larger role in maintaining the nation's health insurance system.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2014
Medical care as a growth policy
The Abe administration plans to expand medical treatments that mix drugs and technologies covered by public health insurance with those that are not covered as early as fiscal 2016.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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