Plaintiff loses in second trial in lawsuit requiring Maina insurance cards Tokyo High Court

On the 16th, the Tokyo High Court ruled that it was illegal to require medical institutions to set up a system that allows the use of ``My Na Health Insurance Card'', which has the function of a health insurance card on the Individual Number Card, and that 1,230 doctors and others asked the government to invalidate the obligation and pay damages of 100,000 yen per person to the government. Presiding Judge Motoko Miki upheld the Tokyo District Court's judgment of the first instance dismissing the claim and dismissed the plaintiff's appeal. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

In the ruling, Presiding Judge Motoko Miki said, ``It is appropriate to understand that the Health Insurance Act allows not only medical services but also the administration of insurance benefits to be mandated by ministerial ordinance.'' Following the first instance, the court rejected the plaintiff's argument that the obligation was not clearly acknowledged.

Regarding the plaintiff's claim that business closures are increasing due to the increased burden on medical institutions, the statement said, ``We cannot accept that the increase is due to the mandate.''