保険料率９．３２％で過去最高　２４年度予算、９割弱が赤字―健保連

　健康保険組合連合会（健保連）は２３日、大企業の従業員と家族が加入する健保組合の２０２４年度予算の集計結果を公表した。高齢者医療への拠出金増加のため、平均保険料率は前年度比０．０５ポイント増の９．３２％と過去最高を更新した。経常収支は６５７８億円のマイナスで、全体の９割弱に当たる１１９４組合が赤字を見込む。
　集計は、回答があった１３５３組合のデータを基に全１３７９組合の推計値を算出した。
　保険料収入は前年度比４．５％増の８兆８８５１億円。高齢者医療への拠出金が４．６％増の３兆８７７４億円に膨らむ影響などで支出は収入を上回る伸びとなり、経常収支の赤字は予算ベースで過去２番目の規模となった。ただ、保険料収入の増加につながる今春闘の高い賃上げ率などは反映しておらず、赤字幅は縮小する見通し。（2024/04/23-16:54）

The average premium rate at corporate health insurance societies in Japan is projected to hit a record high of 9.32 pct in fiscal 2024, according to the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, or Kenporen.
   Reflecting an increase in contributions to the medical care services for the elderly, the rate is expected to rise 0.05 percentage point from the previous year, which ended in March, the group of health insurance societies for employees of large corporations and their families said Tuesday.
   Kenporen member societies are seen incurring an ordinary deficit of 657.8 billion yen, with 1,194 societies, or nearly 90 pct of the total membership, forecasting red ink.
   The estimates for the group's 1,379 member societies are based on data for fiscal 2024 budgets collected from 1,353 societies.
   Total premium revenue is seen rising 4.5 pct to 8,885.1 billion yen. But the gain will be eclipsed by estimated spending growth due in part to swelling outlays for contributions to the medical care services for aged people, given at 3,877.4 billion yen, up 4.6 pct.