Akasaka's Next Move

Akasaka picked up the chalk again and wrote down the detailed reduction measures.

Core reimbursement rates.

For ordinary adults aged 6 to 69, medical expenses that had originally been reimbursed at 70%, with 30% paid out of pocket and a monthly payment cap of roughly 57,000 to 80,000 yen, would now be reimbursed at 80%, with 20% paid out of pocket. The monthly cap would be raised from 57,000–80,000 yen to 70,000–100,000 yen.

For children under the age of six, reimbursement would be changed from 80%, with 20% paid out of pocket, to 90%, with 10% paid out of pocket.

For seniors aged 70 to 74, reimbursement would likewise be changed from 80%, with 20% paid out of pocket, to 90%, with 10% paid out of pocket.

For seniors aged 75 and above, reimbursement would be 95%...

Akasaka wrote out this whole series of detailed reimbursement measures, then casually tossed the chalk aside again.

The chalk protested: [If you keep throwing me around, there won't be enough left. Please stop throwing me.]

Everyone present, including Japan's residents watching on television, turned to look at the details on the blackboard.

Overall, they were not getting the short end of the stick.

Akasaka had taken care of nearly every concern that needed to be addressed.

For example, children and the elderly would receive significantly higher reimbursement rates if they were hospitalized.

This was exactly what they most wanted to see.

Now, whether they were elderly people, women, or adult men, no one had any objections.

They all voiced their agreement.

Akasaka was also very satisfied with their reaction.

The seniors over seventy who had benefited pulled out their elderly phones with their trembling hands, hands so weak they could barely hold things. Upon discovering that their phones had no voting function, they