Ministry advises KMT to reconsider universal child healthcare subsidiesBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAA potential bill by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) calling for the government to pay all children’s health insurance costs would harm policies to support disadvantaged families, medical experts said today, with the Ministry of Health and Welfare advising the party to reconsider. The NHI is a universal social insurance built on mutual support, the ministry said today. The National Health Insurance logo is pictured in an undated photograph. The government also subsidizes medical fees for children under three and disadvantaged children under 18, it added. Subsidies for disadvantaged children under 18 cover hospitalization, nursing care fees, preventative evaluations and certain therapies, benefiting about 18,000 people, with subsidies totaling about NT$150 million annually, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 07:30 UTC