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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I don`t get what you mean by "company". Japan has national health insurance. There are no "companies", unless you`re referring to getting traveler`s insurance outside of Japan.
As it`s national, your insurance premium will be the same regardless of your condition. However, as the Japanese insurance doesn`t cover 100%, you`ll be paying a percentage of each cost incurred. (30%?40%? I forget.) That is, unless you have a disability or other condition which would make you eligible for 100% coverage.
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By company I am referringm to "insurance" companies that will make the cover 100%...Does this not exist in Japan?
For example, here in france, there is the national health insurance which covers some of the costs of anything medical, but because I am regularly in need of medical attention, I have to get an excess insurance to make the cover 100%.
Another use of this "extra insurance" is for example; the GP that will cost me out of my pocket, would be refunded (this is how it works in france anyway)