後期高齢者の保険料引き上げ　出産一時金、７５歳以上も負担―改正健康保険法が成立

　７５歳以上が加入する後期高齢者医療制度の保険料引き上げを柱とする改正健康保険法などが１２日の参院本会議で与党などの賛成多数で可決、成立した。社会保障制度を全ての世代で支え合う「全世代型改革」の一環。子どもが生まれたときに支給する「出産育児一時金」の財源の一部を、後期高齢者医療制度から負担する仕組みも新たに導入する。
　後期高齢者が支払う保険料を収入に応じて引き上げ、現役世代の負担軽減を図る狙い。７５歳以上のうち、年金収入が年１５３万円を超える約４割が負担増となる。２０２４年度から保険料を段階的に引き上げる。（2023/05/12-12:14）

Japan's parliament enacted bills on Friday to raise public health insurance premiums collected from middle- and high-income people aged 75 or over.
   The revisions to laws, including the health insurance law, are part of an effort to have all generations financially support the country's social security system by reducing the burden on the working-age population.
   Under the revised laws, the government will raise the premiums for people aged 75 or over with more than 1.53 million yen in annual pension benefits, or about 40 pct of people in the age category, in stages starting in fiscal 2024, which begins next April.
   The government will use the health insurance system for those aged 75 or over to finance its lump-sum childbirth allowance program, which is currently covered mainly by working generations.
   Specifically, contributions will be made from the elderly health insurance system to cover 7 pct of costs needed to provide childbirth benefits, which were raised to 500,000 yen per baby in April.