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NHIA says finances are sound
01 March, 2023
The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) says the insurance's finances will remain sound till the end of the year.
NHIA commissioner Shi Chong-liang says its reserves are enough to cover one month of insurance payments.
Shi says his agency has put in a lot of effort in adjusting the co-payment schemes and the Drug Expenditure Target to make sure that the national insurance system is sustainable.
He also says that NT$20 billion in subsidies from last year's surplus tax revenue will help a lot too.
The recent rise of the health insurance premium rate, to 5.17%, was done in 2021, and there have been reports that it'll be raised again but Health Minister Xue Rui-yuan said last week that the rate hike won't happen even next year.
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