20% burden of medical expenses, cautious argument to the ruling party Government "reduction of active generation

　The ruling party has argued over the Suga administration's goal of raising the burden of medical expenses for medical expenses aged 75 and over. This is because he is worried about the opposition from the people to the increased burden of the corona disaster in view of the next House of Representatives election. The government is coordinating with the aim of presenting a government proposal at the all-generation social security review meeting on the 4th with a view to a cabinet decision next week , but it is uncertain whether the government and the ruling party can agree.

　The government plans to raise the burden on people with a certain income from 10% to 20% from 2022 when the " baby boomer generation " begins to turn 75 years old. Where to draw the line about the target range is being discussed.

　In contrast, the New Komeito of Yuzuru Takeuchi Policy Research Council chairman is two days, visited the Prime Minister's Office, Katsunobu Kato, Chief Cabinet Secretary was offered the postponement of the conclusion. Komei claims that medical expenses have decreased due to the corona virus, and that the national expense burden has decreased by about 200 billion yen from April to July. He requested, "Don't make a quick conclusion, but continue to consider and analyze."

　After making the offer, Mr. Takeuchi restrained the government's movement by telling reporters, "The conditions at hand are swaying. You shouldn't panic too much."

　Komeito is concerned about the impact on the next House of Representatives election and the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election next summer . He is cautious about the increased burden on the corona sickness, and has made clear his opposition to the government's policy of reducing children's allowances . Representative Natsuo Yamaguchi complained at a regular press conference on the 1st that he was suffering from corona infection regardless of generation.

　Even the Liberal Democratic Party is divided over the income standard, which is a 20% burden.

　A one-day meeting of the party's "100 Years of Life Strategy Headquarters". One attending member pointed out that the burden on the working generation will increase as the population ages, "Is the working generation required to bear more burden?" He appealed that the number of people subject to a 20% burden should be increased as much as possible.

　On the other hand, there were a number of cautious arguments that the number of people who should bear 20% of the burden should be reduced, saying that if the burden on the elderly increases, they will refrain from seeing a doctor and eventually lead to poor health. Some were concerned about the impact on the lower house election.

　In the end, the document compiled by the headquarters only stated that "only those with a certain income or higher should raise the window burden ratio," and did not write down specific income standards or the direction of the burden ratio.

　Hakubun Shimomura, chairman of the political affairs , talked with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on the phone on the 1st . Mr. Shimomura said at a press conference on the 2nd, "The Komeito party is also cautious, and there are quite a few cautious opinions in our party. From the national point of view, we will finally create a consensus between the government and the ruling party."

　On the other hand, the government plans to increase the burden by 20%. Finance Minister Taro Aso insisted at a press conference in November that "the study should proceed in line with the idea of ​​introducing a 20% burden as widely as possible." A senior government official said, "Don't just put a burden on young people," he said, and he remains bullish.

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASND272D1ND2UTFK00K.html