日本「後期高齡者醫療保險制度」遲延損害金之爭【寰宇醫事裁判】 試閱
The Dispute about Damage for Delay according to Japanese Medical Insurance for Senior Elders
日本自2008年4月起，依「高齡者醫療確保法」實施以75歲以上之高齡者為被保險人的「後期高齡者醫療保險制度」。本件原告為發放保險證、決定保費及支付醫療相關費用等之主責機構「醫療廣域聯合」，其依高齡者醫療確保法第58條之規定，代位遭受交通事故而受傷之被保險人，向被告為損害賠償之請求。本件爭點在於遲延損害起算日之認定，原告主張遲延損害之起算日為事故發生日，二審法院則認定是起訴狀送達日之隔日，惟最高法院最終認定應為醫療給付發放日的隔日。
Since April 2008, the Medical Insurance for Seniors which are elder than 75-year-old has been held in Japan according to Act of Medical Security for Seniors. The plaintiff in this case was medical Koiki Rengo had authority for giving insurance identifications, deciding the insurance fee and the charge for medical treatments. It subrogated the insurant injured in a car accident to claimed on compensation for damage to the accused. The legal issue was the confirmation of the beginning of delayed damage. While the plaintiff argued that the delayed damage should begin on the day the accident happened, the court of second instance took the day after the service of complaint as the beginning of being delayed. However, the supreme court stood for the day after the giving medical benefit.
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