Constitutional Court finds NHI fines disproportionateBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAThe Constitutional Court yesterday struck down some penalties for failing to pay National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums, after finding the formula disproportionately harsh to the offense. The absentees were the same justices who dissented from a previous ruling against a Legislative Yuan bill to change the quorum of judges, which with its current number would deem the Constitutional Court unable to function. A sign for the Constitutional Court in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph. Chen lost at every level of the administrative courts before appealing to the Constitutional Court. The absentee justices told a news conference that they do not believe the Constitutional Court could be lawfully convened, as the amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (憲法訴訟法) — which the court struck down — require nine judges to make a quorum.

Source: Taipei Times February 06, 2026 16:09 UTC