The Cabinet on Friday approved a plan to discontinue the use and issuance of health insurance cards starting from December next year in an effort to unify them with My Number identification cards.
“Promoting the utilization of My Number insurance cards is an urgent task,” health minister Keizo Takemi said during a news conference following the Cabinet meeting.
“We will strive, alongside medical institutions and the business community, to make more citizens feel the benefits.”
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