負担２割法案が審議入り　後期高齢者の医療費引き上げ

　７５歳以上の後期高齢者の医療費に関し、年収２００万円以上の人などを対象に窓口負担を１割から２割に引き上げる医療制度改革関連法案が８日、衆院本会議で審議入りした。政府は今国会での成立を目指す。施行時期は２０２２年度後半とし、具体的には政令で定める。
　趣旨説明と質疑が行われ、田村憲久厚生労働相は法案の狙いについて「２２年度以降、団塊の世代が７５歳以上になり始める中、現役世代の負担上昇を抑えながら、全世代が安心できる社会保障制度を構築する」と述べた。（2021/04/08-15:40）

Japan's House of Representatives has started deliberating on a bill to double the share of out-of-pocket medical expenses to 20 pct for people aged 75 or older with certain incomes.
   The government aims to have the medical system reform bill enacted during the ongoing ordinary session of parliament, which will run through June 16.
   The medical fee hike would start in the second half of fiscal 2022. The specific schedule will be decided under a government ordinance.
   The bill calls for the fee hike for such elderly people who live alone and have an annual income of at least 2 million yen. The income threshold would be 3.2 million yen for two-member households in which both are 75 or older.
   At the a plenary meeting of the lower chamber of parliament on Thursday, the government gave an explanation on the bill, followed by a question-and-answer session.