２割負担、２２年１０月から　後期高齢者医療で最終調整―政府・与党

　政府・与党は４日、７５歳以上の後期高齢者の医療費窓口負担をめぐり、２０２２年１０月から現行の１割から２割に引き上げる方針を固めた。対象者については政府案の「年収１７０万円以上」に対し、公明党はより絞り込んだ「同２４０万円以上」を主張しており、詰めの調整を続ける。（2020/12/04-12:48）

The Japanese government and the ruling camp are considering raising out-of-pocket medical payments by some people aged 75 or older from October 2022, informed sources said Friday.
   People aged 75 or older pay out of pocket 10 pct of the costs of the medical treatments and drugs they receive. The share will be raised to 20 pct for those with certain levels of income, the sources said.
   The government calls for raising medical payments by people aged 75 or older with an annual income of 1.7 million yen or more, while Komeito, the coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is seeking to set the threshold at 2.4 million yen.
   The government aims to implement the payment hike in fiscal 2022, when Japan's "dankai" first-generation baby boomers begin to turn 75, likely boosting the country's medical costs.
   If the income threshold is set at 1.7 million yen as proposed by the government, 5.2 million people would face a medical payment increase. If the level is set at 2.4 million yen, two million people would be affected.