The health ministry on Dec. 2 discontinued traditional health insurance cards to integrate their functions into My Number Cards, the new identification cards that have not caught on with the public.

Japan's health insurance system is undergoing change with the invalidation of the old insurance card. Here's what you need to know if you are a resident of Japan. Patient: "I have a My Number Card." ...

The Japanese government will no longer issue health insurance cards from Monday, instead integrating them with My Number cards. The health ministry said people with current health insurance cards that ...

Taro Kono, the minister for digital transformation, announced plans Oct. 13 to scrap the current health insurance card system in autumn 2024 and integrate its functions into the Individual Number Card ...

A device used to read My Number ID cards used as health insurance cards is seen at the NTT Medical Center Tokyo private hospital in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Nov. 9, 2021. Holders are identified using ...

The ABHA card facilitates organised healthcare in India by linking medical histories, allowing cashless treatments, and ...

Lurking in your wallet or purse may be an old EHIC or E111 card. These cards - the European Health Insurance Card and its predecessor - allowed UK travellers to get limited cover for health issues ...

THE European Health Insurance Card is a document that allows you to access public healthcare across Europe. The card gives you access to health services in the European Union, as well as Iceland, ...

The Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) has replaced the old EHIC arrangements, which gave British citizens access to free or low-cost medical treatment in the EU and some other countries. The huge ...

Holiday season is approaching, and with the cost of living crisis continuing to affect us all many of us will be wanting to watch the pennies when it comes to this year’s seasonal break. All of which ...

As with travelling anywhere abroad, there are a number of steps people have to take in order to leave the UK on safe and legal grounds. One such thing is applying for healthcare cover abroad, just in ...