Notice

We sincerely thank all those affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake that occurred on January 1, 2024.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
The Disaster Relief Act has been applied to some areas of Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures.
We will inform you about the handling of medical care for the elderly for the affected people as follows.

　　For insured persons in the affected area, they have lost their insured card or evacuated while leaving their homes.
　　If you are unable to present it to an insurance medical institution, you must submit your name, date of birth, contact information (such as Phone number), and Address.
　　You can do it.

　　Due to the disaster, housing, household goods and other property were severely damaged due to the disaster, and to pay a partial burden and insurance premium at the time of medical consultation
　　If you have any problems, you may be eligible for a tax exemption.
　　Please talk with ward office Insurance and Pension Division about application method and detailed contents of reduction of taxes.

　[About the National Health Insurance System]
　　　Please refer to the following link about correspondence in National Health Insurance system.

　[Nursing care insurance system]
　　　About correspondence in care insurance system, please confirm in the following link.

For those who have a window burden ratio of 20%, consideration measures to limit the increase in burden due to the monthly increase in the burden on outpatient medical care to 3,000 yen will be taken from October 1, 2022 to September 2025. It will be taken for three years until the 30th. (excluding medical expenses for hospitalization)
high medical costs will refund the refund to the pre-registered high medical costs account at a later date.

Many frauds have occurred in Yokohama City that claim the ward office staff and deceive cash as procedures for refunds such as medical expenses and insurance premiums. Please note that tricks are diversifying and the way of tricks are becoming more complex and sophisticated.