noun
national health insurance program
Refers to Japan's public health insurance system, commonly abbreviated as 国保 (こくほ).
国民健康保険制度は、すべての国民が加入する公的な医療保険です。
The national health insurance program is a public medical insurance system that all citizens join.
Abbreviation of 国民健康保険制度, commonly used in everyday conversation and official documents.
Compound of 国民 (citizen), 健康 (health), 保険 (insurance), and 制度 (system).