Higashine City
In Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, the child medical expense subsidy covers both outpatient and inpatient care through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age). Income limit: none. Co-payment: none. (As of April 1, 2025, Children and Families Agency survey.)
- Covered until (Outpatient)
- Age 18April 1, 2025
- Covered until (Inpatient)
- Age 18April 1, 2025
- Income limit
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Co-payment
- NoApril 1, 2025
- Coverage through age 18
- YesApril 1, 2025
- Population
- 47,631Resident register, 2024
- Share under 15
- 13.7%2020 census
Child medical expense subsidy
| Outpatient | Inpatient | |
|---|---|---|
| Covered until | Age 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) | Age 18through the end of the fiscal year in which the child turns 18 (end of high-school age) |
| Income limit | No | No |
| Co-payment | No | No |
No change since April 1, 2024
Source: Children and Families Agency, Survey on Municipal Child Medical Expense Subsidies (municipal form, attachment 3) (As of April 1, 2025). Last checked September 24, 2026
The national survey records conditions as of April 1 and is published in December. Some municipalities have expanded coverage since then. Confirm the current conditions on the municipality's official website.
Key figures
- PopulationResident register, 2024
- 47,631Rank 6 of 35 in the prefecture2024
- Share under 15
- 13.7%Rank 1 of 35 in the prefecture2020 census
- Share 65 and over
- 28.2%2020 census
- Share of foreign residents
- 0.7%2020 census
- Net migration (move-ins minus move-outs)2024. A positive number means more people moved in than moved out
- +56Rank 3 of 35 in the prefecture2024
- Births per 1,000 residents
- 6.7Rank 2 of 35 in the prefecture2023
- Nursery schools
- 132023
- Nursery schools per 1,000 children under 15
- 1.99Rank 18 of 35 in the prefecture2023
- Kindergartens
- 02024
- Elementary schools
- 92024
- Doctors per 10,000 residents
- 13.0Rank 13 of 35 in the prefecture2022
- Clinics per 10,000 residents
- 7.12023
- General hospitals
- 22023
- Owner-occupied homes
- 72.1%2023
- Floor area per dwelling
- 133.3 m²2023
- Fiscal strength indexAbove 1 means local tax revenue covers standard spending
- 0.63Rank 3 of 35 in the prefecture2022
- Restaurants
- 1572021
Source: e-Stat, Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Compare with municipalities in the same prefecture (by population)
- Tsuruoka City116,731
- Sakata City93,924
- Yonezawa City74,629
- Tendo City60,204
- Sagae City39,417
- Shinjo City32,362
- Nanyo City29,070
- Kaminoyama City27,584
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