Saga Prefecture20 municipalities

Of the 20 municipalities in Saga Prefecture, 19 cover outpatient care through age 18, 20 have no income limit, and 4 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, Karatsu City, Tosu City, Imari City, Ogi City and Kohoku 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	20	95.0%
No income limit	20	20	100.0%
No co-payment for outpatient care	4	20	20.0%
Changed since last year	5	20	25.0%

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

Kiyama Town, Kamimine Town, Kohoku Town, Genkai Town

1 municipalities where outpatient coverage ends before age 18

Saga City

0 municipalities with an income limit

None.

16 municipalities with an outpatient co-payment

Saga City, Karatsu City, Tosu City, Imari City, Takeo City, Ogi City, Kanzaki City, Kashima City, Miyaki Town, Ureshino City, Shiroishi Town, Arita Town, Taku City, Yoshinogari Town, Tara Town, Omachi Town

5 municipalities that changed their conditions since April 2024

Karatsu City, Tosu City, Imari City, Ogi City, Kohoku Town

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

All 20 municipalities in Saga 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 20 municipalities of Saga 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
Saga City	Age 15	Age 15	No	Yes	Yes	226,481	No
Karatsu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	113,890	Yes
Tosu City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	74,529	Yes
Imari City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	51,664	Yes
Takeo City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	46,972	No
Ogi City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	44,063	Yes
Kanzaki City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	30,185	No
Kashima City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	27,242	No
Miyaki Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	25,773	No
Ureshino City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	24,446	No
Shiroishi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	21,010	No
Arita Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	18,539	No
Taku City	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	17,604	No
Kiyama Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	17,565	No
Yoshinogari Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	16,162	No
Kamimine Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,870	No
Kohoku Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	9,617	Yes
Tara Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	7,874	No
Omachi Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	Yes	Yes	5,941	No
Genkai Town	Age 18	Age 18	No	No	No	4,825	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)