In April, "pregnant women's addition" was added to medical expenses when a pregnant woman visits a medical institution, but on "on the Internet etc." There are cases that there are cases where it is not calculated ".

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare told reporters, "It is not appropriate to calculate contrary to the purpose of the system of evaluating appropriate medical treatment considering pregnancy and fetus, for example, to know that a doctor is a pregnant woman It is inappropriate to add in consultation without doing it or medical care only with contact lens prescription. "

In addition, he stated that "I want to make efforts to notify the system contents as well as to make appropriate calculations," and showed the idea of ​​clarifying the contents of the medical treatment to be targeted.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to organize concrete measures within the year and publicize it to medical institutions.