Medical costs for single-parent households reduced to 10% (fully subsidized for tax-exempt households)

When the parent and children of a single-parent household see a doctor, the out-of-pocket cost of medical care covered by health insurance is subsidized. It covers households raising a child from birth to the first March 31 after turning 18; if the child has a moderate or more severe disability, it extends to under 20. Households paying resident tax pay 10% of the total medical cost. There are limits on the out-of-pocket cost: for outpatient care, ¥18,000 a month and ¥144,000 a year per person (August 1 to July 31 of the next year); for hospital stays, ¥57,600 a month per person; and for outpatient and hospital care combined per household, ¥57,600 a month. For households exempt from resident tax, the full out-of-pocket cost of insured treatment is subsidized. There is an income limit, and if the income of the applicant or a person obliged to support them is at or above the limit, they are not covered.