Pension Reform Act: Amendment to the Health Insurance Act

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Summary

Act No. 74 of 2025, an Act amending the National Pension Act and other legislation to strengthen pension-system functions in light of socioeconomic changes, amends the Health Insurance Act (Act No. 70 of 1922). The listing gives a promulgation date of 2025-06-20 and an effective date of 2026-10-01 for the amendment.

Business Impact

Insurers and insured persons under the Health Insurance Act may be affected by this amendment, although the headline concerns pension reform. The listing does not describe the amended provisions or their practical effects.

Recommended Action

Reviewing the official Japanese source could clarify which Health Insurance Act provisions change on 2026-10-01 and whether transitional provisions apply.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2025-06-20 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 社会経済の変化を踏まえた年金制度の機能強化のための国民年金法等の一部を改正する等の法律（令和七年法律第七十四号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2025-06-20 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 農林漁業団体職員共済組合法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
3. 2026-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 農林漁業団体職員共済組合法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法、国民年金法、社会保障協定の実施に伴う厚生年金保険法等の特例等に関する法律、私立学校教職員共済法 (this update) Original Japanese source
5. 2026-12-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
6. 2027-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
7. 2027-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
8. 2028-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、社会保障協定の実施に伴う厚生年金保険法等の特例等に関する法律、私立学校教職員共済法 ほか2件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
9. 2028-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
10. 2029-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
11. 2029-09-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 厚生年金保険法、国家公務員共済組合法、地方公務員等共済組合法、私立学校教職員共済法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
12. 2029-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 健康保険法、厚生年金保険法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source