I'm enrolled in 社会保険 and pay each month. I need to have a heart surgery which is not offered in Japan – there is an alternative procedure in Japan but my cardiologist here agrees it is not ideal for me. So I am planning on having the procedure in the UK, which will cost about 12 million yen. Which is significant for me.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience having insurance partially reimburse medical costs from out of the country. I had heard it might be possible if the procedure isn't available in Japan, but haven't found any official documentation for that.
Thank you
by Flope