Receiving home medical care
Home-nursing services are provided to support home-care patients such as bedridden elderly at home and children with intractable diseases. Of those who receive home-visit nursing care, those who are not required to receive support for long-term care insurance or require long-term care (with exceptions) are eligible for medical insurance, and a "home-visit nursing care fee" is provided by health insurance.
Mechanism of home-visit nursing
If your doctor finds that your medical condition is stable and you need medical assistance or medical assistance at home, such as a nurse, you can receive home-visit nursing and nursing care services from a home-visit nursing station nurse.
Home-visit nursing care expenses
70% of the cost incurred by the insured as “home-visit nursing care expenses (in case of dependents, family home-visit nursing treatment expenses)” when receiving home-visit nursing care from a doctor or designated home-visit nursing business (80% of the general categories of elderly beneficiaries) will be paid.
The insured will be responsible for the actual costs of transportation such as nurses and special fees such as visits on holidays.
Target person and amount paid
| Target person |
Those under 40 Those who are 40 years of age or older who are not required supporters / care recipients * Medical insurance is available for those who cannot use long-term care insurance and those with specific diseases. However, it cannot be combined with long-term care insurance. |
|---|---|
| Payment amount |
70% * Benefit ratio varies depending on age and conditions. In addition, special charges are excluded. |
| Health insurance association additional benefits | The amount paid is ¥20,000 deducted from the self-pay amount (less than ¥1,000 is not paid. Rounded down to ¥100) |