Hiroshima Prefecture23 municipalities

Of the 23 municipalities in Hiroshima Prefecture, 19 cover outpatient care through age 18, 21 have no income limit, and 1 charge no outpatient co-payment. Since last year, 5 have changed their conditions (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey).

Since last year, Hiroshima City, Higashihiroshima City, Hatsukaichi City, Fuchu Town and Kumano Town changed their conditions.

Child medical expense subsidy, national totals (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey)
Condition	Municipalities	Municipalities in survey	Share
Outpatient care covered through age 18	19	23	82.6%
No income limit	21	23	91.3%
No co-payment for outpatient care	1	23	4.3%
Changed since last year	5	23	21.7%

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1 municipalities in Hiroshima Prefecture where child medical care is free through age 18 (no income limit, no co-payment)

Jinsekikogen Town

4 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Hiroshima City, Fukuyama City, Fuchu Town, Kaita Town

2 municipalities with an income limit

Hiroshima City, Kaita Town

22 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Hiroshima City, Fukuyama City, Kure City, Higashihiroshima City, Onomichi City, Hatsukaichi City, Mihara City, Fuchu Town, Miyoshi City, Fuchu City, Shobara City, Kaita Town, Akitakata City, Otake City, Kumano Town, Takehara City, Etajima City, Kitahiroshima Town, Sera Town, Saka Town, Osakikamijima Town, Akiota Town

5 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Hiroshima City, Higashihiroshima City, Hatsukaichi City, Fuchu Town, Kumano Town

National survey values as of April 1, 2025. Later changes confirmed on official websites are noted on each municipality's page.

All 23 municipalities in Hiroshima Prefecture

Subsidy conditions as of April 1, 2025. Population from the resident register, 2024. Last checked September 24, 2026.

Child medical expense subsidy in the 23 municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture (as of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey)
Municipality	Outpatient until	Inpatient until	Income limit (out / in)	Co-payment (outpatient)	Co-payment (inpatient)	Population	Changed
Hiroshima City	Age 15	Age 15	Yes	Yes	No	1,173,543	Yes
Fukuyama City	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	Yes	455,028	No
Kure City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	201,242	No
Higashihiroshima City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	190,911	Yes
Onomichi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	126,396	No
Hatsukaichi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	115,451	Yes
Mihara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	87,075	No
Fuchu Town	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	Yes	52,074	Yes
Miyoshi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	47,904	No
Fuchu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	35,105	No
Shobara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	31,198	No
Kaita Town	Age 15	Age 15	Yes	Yes	Yes	30,810	No
Akitakata City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	26,041	No
Otake City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	25,353	No
Kumano Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	23,475	Yes
Takehara City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	22,557	No
Etajima City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	20,690	No
Kitahiroshima Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	16,953	No
Sera Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	14,519	No
Saka Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	12,498	No
Jinsekikogen Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	7,802	No
Osakikamijima Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	6,779	No
Akiota Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	5,367	No

Source: Children and Families Agency, Survey on Municipal Child Medical Expense Subsidies (municipal form, attachment 3) / e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)