health insurance
Refers to the public health insurance system in Japan, often used in contexts like 健康保険証 (health insurance card) or 健康保険料 (health insurance premium).
See also: 健保
Please bring your health insurance card when you go to the hospital.
Health insurance premiums are deducted from your monthly salary.
When you join a company, you're automatically enrolled in health insurance.
This treatment is not covered by health insurance.
Please show your health insurance card at the reception desk.
Health insurance premiums are deducted from my salary every month.
If you use your health insurance at the hospital, the medical cost is lower.
社会保険 is the broader category of social insurance that includes 健康保険 along with pension and unemployment insurance, so the two are not interchangeable.
government-managed health insurance