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Updated:March 28, 2024
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The Medical Expense Subsidy for the Physically and Mentally Disabled is a program to subsidize a portion of disabled individuals’ medical expenses when they receive examination at a medical institution that accepts health insurance.
*Income restrictions apply.
Eligible individuals:
Inquiries: Benefits Subsection, National Health Insurance and Pension Section
Tel: 03-3578-2640 to 2642
With this subsidy, individuals who visit doctors regularly from home for treatment of mental illness are required to pay only 10% of their medical treatment costs out-of-pocket. The prescribed diagnostic report and other documentation are required to apply. This subsidy is valid for one year. To extend it, applicants are required to go through extension procedures.
Inquiries: Health and Welfare Subsection, Residents Support Section, each Regional City Office
Tel:
Those below 18 years of age are provided with a subsidy for insurance premiums paid by them when they must be hospitalized due to mental disabilities. The prescribed diagnostic report and other documentation are required to apply.
Inquiries: Health and Welfare Subsection, Residents Support Section, each Regional City Office
Tel:
Intractable diseases refer to diseases that have resulted from unknown causes and for which no medical treatment has been established. Intractable diseases require long-term care. To those who are receiving medical treatment for intractable diseases designated by the national government or Tokyo metropolitan government, a portion or all of the out-of-pocket amount of the medical insurance will be subsidized.
Inquiries: Health and Welfare Subsection, Residents Support Section, each Regional City Office
Tel:
This program subsidizes the medical treatment costs for the type B/type C virus hepatitis, liver cancer, or severe cirrhosis will be subsidized. The amount after deducting the patient’s partial out-of-pocket amount from the patient’s out-of -pocket amount of medical insurance will be subsidized.
Inquiries: Health and Welfare Subsection, Residents Support Section, each Regional City Office
Tel:
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