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Public institutions
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
As the official website of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, this site features a wealth of data and reference information, including press materials issued by the MHLW and annual reports on health and welfare.
- Reference link
National Federation of Health Insurance Societies (Japanese Site)
As the website of the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies, this site provides introductions to the activities of health insurance societies, information on health insurance societies, news about medical care insurance, and recommendations for reforms in medical care insurance.
Health Insurance Claims Review & Reimbursement services
A special private corporation that examines medical fee claims submitted by medical care institutions and acts as an intermediary for payments of medical fees from insurers (the Japan Health Insurance Association, health insurance societies, etc.) to medical care institutions.