# 国民健康保険法 / National Health Insurance Act — 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)
- Law: 国民健康保険法 (National Health Insurance Act), 昭和三十三年法律第百九十二号
- English title "National Health Insurance Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第三条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 3)（医療保険制度等の抜本改革） — address `suppl-4121-140/art-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第三条（医療保険制度等の抜本改革） — Fundamental Reform of the Medical Insurance System, etc.
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suppl-4121-140/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-4121-140/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-4121-140/art-3
**第一項** 医療保険制度等については、平成十二年度に講ぜられる措置に引き続き、この法律の施行後における医療費の動向、医療保険の財政状況、社会経済情勢の変化等を勘案し、抜本的な改革を行うための検討を行い、その結果に基づいて所要の措置が講ぜられるものとする。
suppl-4121-140/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-health-insurance-act/suppl-4121-140/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/333AC0000000192/suppl-4121-140/art-3/par-1
With regard to the medical insurance system, etc., following the measures to be taken in fiscal year 2000, a review is to be conducted with a view to carrying out fundamental reform, taking into account trends in medical expenses after the enforcement of this Act, the financial situation of medical insurance, changes in socioeconomic conditions, etc., and required measures are to be taken based on the results.
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## Sources
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 国民健康保険法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — National Health Insurance Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2453/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch national-health-insurance-act-20261017T183826-020, translated 2026-10-18
- This site's parser, version 209 — 国民健康保険法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17