The issuance rate of my number cards has reached approximately 70%, and they can now also be used as health insurance cards.
Initially, many hospitals did not have machines to read my number card at the hospital counter, but it seems that more and more hospitals are rapidly introducing this system.
My wife's shoulder pain wouldn't go away, so I took her to Ushio Hospital, where a machine was installed to read her my number card. I had my insurance card with me just in case, but in the end I was able to see the doctor with my number card without producing my insurance card.
Troubles have also arisen with the my number card, and there was a case reported that when a resident card was used to obtain a resident card from a multifunctional machine at a convenience store, a resident card was issued to someone else. This was a flaw in the system.
Incorrect information was also registered on health insurance cards. In this case, it seems that the National Health Insurance Association entered the wrong information when entering the insurance card number.
Well, mistakes are unavoidable because human beings make them, but they can be prevented if a check system is in place.
When you install a new system, there are bound to be some glitches, so I don't think there's much to be blinked at as long as you get the cause and countermeasures taken care of.
The hospital accepted my number card, but the prescription pharmacy next door asked for my insurance card, so for the time being, I should probably bring both my number card and insurance card.
