Expenses For Medical TreatmentExpenses For Medical Treatment
1. National Health Insurance 2. Health Insurance 2. JASSO Medical Expenses Reimbursement Program International students who are not enrolled in the National Health Insurance will pay 100% of their medical expenses e.g. ( 1)$400 International students who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance will pay 100% of their medical expenses. International students who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance Insurance pays 70% (2)$280 Student pays 30% (3)=(1)-(2) is $120 JASSO's Medical Care Subsidy System (for those who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance and have the status of residence of "College Student") 35% of the amount paid by the student (4) = [$ 120 X 35%] .......... = $ 42 Final medical expenses for international students (those who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance and JASSO's healthcare subsidy ): (3)-(4) = $ 78 Warm reminder _ Medical expenses must be paid up front, and will be subsidized afterward. _ International students do not have an income, so they pay very little in premiums. _ As with the National Health Insurance, there are cases where the insurance does not apply depending on the content of the treatment, and you must pay the full amount of the medical expenses that are not covered by the insurance. _ This system is only available to foreign students who are eligible to "study abroad", and their families and children are not eligible for the medical fee subsidy provided by this system. 3. University health insurance systems. Many universities have a medical insurance system on campus for the purpose of student health care. The content of the insurance varies depending on the university, so please check with the international student counter at your university.How to enroll in health insurance
To enroll in the National Health Insurance (Kokusaikan), you need to apply for enrollment at the National Health Insurance Section of the city, ward, township, or village where you are registered as a foreigner, and enrollment is free of charge. You will need your alien registration certificate, student ID card and passport (it's a good idea to bring them with you), and it will take about 15-20 minutes to complete the process. Since enrollment in the National Health Insurance is based on the date of arrival in Japan, if you apply for enrollment afterward, you may be asked to pay the premiums for the period from the date of arrival to the present. Those who have the status of residence of "College Student" or "Student" with a period of stay of 1 year will be able to enroll immediately, but those who have the status of residence of "Student" with a period of stay of 6 months may be required to present a certificate of residence with a period of stay of 1 year at different places. However, for those with a six-month "student" status, different locations may require a certificate of enrollment that shows the period of enrollment for more than one year. If you have a family member who lives with you, you need to enroll them in the program as well, and you need to make sure that your family member's name is on the health insurance card after you enroll them in the program.If you change your address, submit your old National Health Insurance card to the government office at your new address and get a new one, but if you don't, you will not be eligible for National Health Insurance.
The cost of National Health Insurance
The cost of health insurance varies depending on the city, town or village you live in, and is about 15,000 yen per year (depending on the taxes you have paid over the past two years)How to pay your premiums
You can pay your premiums at your local city, town or village. You can pay by installments at your local city, town, or village health insurance office, bank, or post office, or you can pay by automatic deduction at a designated bank.V. Insurance Card
Every insured person (or every family in some cities, towns, and villages) has an insurance card, and if you present it when you go to the doctor, you will only have to pay 30% of the cost of your medical treatment (or 20% of the cost of treatment for people under the age of 3.) People aged between 70-74 years old will also have a Senior Citizen Card, which is a card that will cover the cost of medical treatment for people aged between 70-74 years old, and a Senior Citizen Card, which is a card for people aged between 70-74 years old. In addition to their insurance card, people aged 70-74 will have a Senior Citizen's Card and will only pay 10% or 20% of their medical bills. The exact amount of 10% or 20% of the medical bill is determined by the income of the insured person (this percentage will be increased on an experimental basis after April 2009 to 20% or 30%, respectively). Note: Some outpatient medications and meals during hospitalization are paid separately.Sixth, the doctor's attention
_ When you go to the doctor, it is best to ask a friend or classmate who is familiar with Japanese to accompany you, so as to avoid miscommunication, which may cause trouble. Many Japanese doctors are accustomed to reading and writing in German, but there are some young doctors who use English nowadays. To minimize the chance of a slip of the tongue, it's a good idea to have someone else accompany you to the hospital to act as an interpreter. _ Choose a good specialist clinic in your community. Most towns and cities have large, well-equipped municipal hospitals, but there are also private clinics in the community run by doctors themselves. You can find these specialty clinics in your community - ophthalmology, ENT, internal medicine, dermatology, etc. - but the standard of these clinics varies, from highly qualified to retired doctors, and you can see if there are any patients in the clinic's waiting room. The first thing you need to do is to look at the waiting room of the clinic and see if there are any patients, you can judge the medical level of the clinic. Japanese names of hospitals (clinics) Hospital (byouin): general practice Ophthalmology Hospital Ophthalmologist (ganka): ophthalmology Dermatologist (hifuka): skin and sexually transmitted diseases Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic ENT Clinic(jibika):Otorhinolaryngology Internal MedicineInternal Medicine(naika):Diseases related to internal organs. Dentist(shika):Dentistry If you are not sure which clinic to go to, try going to the main hospital or ask your classmates, they will recommend clinics. _ Finding a hospital If you need to see a doctor, you can take a cab and say "Byoin" to the driver, who will take you to the nearest hospital. Most drivers in the city, of course, know the word "hospital" in English.VII. Consultation organizations in case of illness
If you are new to Japan and are not used to living there, you may feel unwell easily, and you are afraid that you will not be able to find a good hospital because you don't speak the language. There is also a telephone counseling service where you can ask questions in a foreign language.Name
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Tokyo Metropolitan Health Bureau Foreign Language Medical Information Center Information Service Center Medical Information Service 03-5285-8181 English, Chinese and other languages. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Emergency Interpretation Service 03-5285-8185 English, Chinese and other languages. Monday to Friday 5pm to 8pm. Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. AMDA International Medical Information Center 03-5285-8088 Japanese, English, Chinese and other languages Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Zai )Nagoya International Center 052-581-0100 English, Japanese (all day), Chinese and other languages. Tuesday-Saturday 9am-8:30pm Sunday, Holidays 9am-5pm (Monday off) Kyoto International Association 075-752-3511 English, Japanese, Chinese Tuesday-Sunday, Holidays 9am-9pm (Monday off) Osaka Prefectural Office, Environmental Insurance Division Medical Countermeasures Division 06-3941-0351 (Intercom 2538,2599) Japanese Mon-Fri 9am-5:45pm (Closed on holidays)