Medical care cost information

Medical care costs for sickness and injury treatment are uniformly determined at all hospitals in Japan, based on the standards established by the Japanese government as Medical Fees. However, using health insurance, the only amount you pay at a hospital is the copayment. This can make it hard to grasp the actual medical care costs incurred.

For this reason, the Health Insurance Association has introduced a service on the Society website that lets you check specifics — for example, the amount of medical care costs you paid and the benefits paid by the Association.
Go to the website three months after the month of examination or treatment to check on this information yourself.
The Health Insurance Association will send notice of your initial ID and password after you begin your job. Keep this document in a safe place.

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• Medical expenses deductions

In addition, medical care institutions will issue receipts showing medical care costs per item, including charges for the first consultation, checkup charges and treatment charges, as well as detailed statements showing more detailed "medical care information".Try to check these against the medical care cost information you receive from the Health Insurance Association later.
You can review the details of medical care costs on the website starting three months after the month of the examination or treatment. Try to check these details against your receipts and detailed statements.

Provision of personal information from “medical care cost information” to third parties

Medical care cost information and related details are presented on the website on a per-household basis (insured person and dependents).
The Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 2003) requires the consent of the individuals concerned before using personal information for other than intended purposes or providing it to third parties. The Association assumes implicit consent to the provision of such information on a per-household basis unless the insured person or a dependent requests otherwise.
Please contact the Association if you do not consent or have any questions or concerns.

• * For more information concerning implicit comprehensive consent, see the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Guidance “Guidance on Appropriate Handling of Personal Information by Health Insurance Societies (Health Insurance Notice, 0414 No. 18, April 14, 2017).”