医療・介護の高齢者負担増　少子化財源確保で工程案―政府会議

　有識者で構成する政府の「全世代型社会保障構築会議」（座長・清家篤日本赤十字社社長）は５日、社会保障改革工程の素案を経済財政諮問会議（議長・岸田文雄首相）に報告した。少子化対策の財源確保に向けた医療・介護制度の見直し案として、現役世代並みの所得や一定以上の金融資産のある高齢者の保険料や窓口負担を引き上げることが柱。
　与党と調整した上で１２月中に閣議決定する。その後、厚生労働省などが具体的な制度設計や開始時期を詰め、順次見直しを進める。首相は「経済、財政、社会保障を包括的に捉え、人口減少下での持続的成長に向けて整合的に政策を講じる」と強調した。（2023/12/05-18:59）

A Japanese government panel Tuesday presented a draft plan for social security reform that centers on having wealthy seniors pay more for medical and elderly care services provided under the public insurance programs.
   The draft calls for expanding the range of seniors who are required to pay medical insurance premiums and out-of-pocket bills as much as younger people do because they either have a lot of financial assets or receive income equivalent to that of the working-age population.
   The expert panel to build a social security system that benefits all generations submitted the draft to the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
   "We'll comprehensively examine the economy, public finances and social security and take consistent policies to ensure sustainable growth under a declining population," Kishida said.
   In June, the government drew up a strategy for children's future including the expansion of the child allowance program. It plans to scrape up extra funds worth about 3.5 trillion yen per year to implement the strategy.