NHI co-payment changes to take effect next weekTIER SYSTEM: The scheme would not change for about 1.34 million low-income or disabled people to ensure they still receive treatment, the NHI agency saidBy Lin Hui-chou and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerAdjustments to co-payments for emergency care and prescription drugs covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) are to take effect on Saturday next week, the NHI Administration announced on Wednesday. They were scheduled to go into effect on May 15 last year, but the agency deferred implementation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme would not change for an estimated 1.34 million low-income and disabled people to ensure that they receive treatment, the NHI Administration said. The new scheme leaves clinics and district hospitals unchanged, while the co-payment for regional hospitals would be raised to NT$400. Medical centers would charge NT$750 regardless of severity.

Source: Taipei Times June 22, 2023 21:36 UTC