[From August 2025] Paper Health Insurance Cards for Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare End at the End of July! Can You Still Visit the Hospital Without a MyNa Health Insurance Card?

Tama-chan and GG Yumeta's Witty Talk!! [Health]

Paper insurance cards are only until the end of July! From August onwards, it's the "Eligibility Confirmation Document"

Tama-chan: GG! This is a big deal! The paper insurance card Grandma has won't be usable after the end of July, right? My friend's grandmother is worried too—will people without a MyNa health insurance card be unable to go to the hospital starting in August!?

GG Yumeta : Oh, Tama-chan, you're really worried about that! Don't worry, if that happened, all of Japan would be in an uproar. I'd be in trouble too.

Rest assured. That paper insurance card is indeed valid until the end of July 2025. However, there is absolutely no chance that people without a MyNa health insurance card won't be able to go to the hospital starting in August.

Tama-chan: Huh! Really? Then what happens? Will a new one be sent to us?

GG Yumeta : Oh, that's a good question! You really are bright, Tama-chan. When August comes, everyone, whether they have a MyNa health insurance card or not, will be sent something called a **"Eligibility Confirmation Document"**. This will take the place of the insurance card everyone has been using until now.

Tama-chan: Eligibility confirmation document? That sounds like a difficult name. If I have that, does it mean I can go to the hospital just like before?

GG Yumeta : Yes, that's exactly right! "Eligibility Confirmation Document" If you have that, even if you don't have a MyNa health insurance card, you can go to the hospital and get examined just like before, so don't worry. This means I can see that beautiful nurse there again, ha-ha!

Tama-chan: Oh, GG! But I'm so glad! I think Grandma and my friend's grandmother will be relieved to hear this.

GG Yumeta : Indeed, that is the most important thing. Also, if you ever have any trouble regarding the new insurance card, you can always ask me. I'm a veteran of life, after all! Now, Tama-chan, shall I make something delicious for you today?

Tama-chan: Thanks, GG Yumeta! I'll ask you again if anything comes up!

[Detailed Explanation] Under the Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare System, the expiration date for paper insurance cards is the end of July 2025.

From August 2025, for late-stage elderly individuals who do not have a MyNa health insurance card, the following will apply:

• An Eligibility Confirmation Document will be sent. To ensure that you can continue to visit medical institutions from August 1, 2025, an "Eligibility Confirmation Document" will be mailed to everyone enrolled in the Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare System, regardless of whether they have a MyNa health insurance card. This can be used as a substitute for the conventional insurance card. Additionally, the "Eligibility Confirmation Document" will be issued to those who newly join the Late-Stage Elderly Healthcare System from August 2025 onwards, or to those whose registered information has changed.

• You can visit medical institutions with the "Eligibility Confirmation Document". With the "Eligibility Confirmation Document," you can visit medical institutions and receive insurance-covered medical care just as you have in the past, even if you do not have a MyNa health insurance card.

Summary of Key Points

• The expiration date for paper health insurance cards is July 31, 2025.

• Even if you do not have a MyNa insurance card, a "Certificate of Eligibility" will be sent to you from August 2025 onwards.

• You can continue to visit medical institutions as before using the "Certificate of Eligibility."

Furthermore, in the future (from August 1, 2026), a "Notice of Eligibility Information" is scheduled to be sent to those who have a MyNa insurance card, and a "Certificate of Eligibility" to those who do not.

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