…does not mainly rely on earned income will have to pay higher premiums. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201003300010 Taiwan’s single payer system has been phenomenally successful, though they, like all other nations, have had…
Taiwan to move towards more equitable financing
Talk of the day -- Health insurance overhaul nearly ready
…pay higher premiums. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201003300010 Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Taiwan’s single payer system has been phenomenally successful, though they, like all other nations, have had to confront increases in health…
Congressional Quarterly article on Taiwan’s single payer system
Taiwan: Surprising Lessons From a Small Island By John Reichard, CQ HealthBeat Editor CQ HealthBeat News June 5, 2007 In the middle of May, two Taiwanese officials, Hou Sheng-Mou and…
Look for inspiration from Taiwan’s health care system
By Suzanne Hagan, O.D. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letters, Dec. 16, 2016 I don’t know what was said between Donald Trump and the head of the Taiwanese government, President Tsai Ing-wen….
Congressional Quarterly article on Taiwan's single payer system
Taiwan: Surprising Lessons From a Small Island
By John Reichard, CQ HealthBeat Editor CQ HealthBeat News June 5, 2007 In the middle of May, two Taiwanese officials, Hou Sheng-Mou and Michael S. Chen, came to Washington facing…
PBS Frontline Interview with T.R.Reid
…Taiwan because Taiwan’s Health Ministry did what our film does; it traveled the world studying health care systems. In the end, Taiwan chose the Canadian model. We went to Switzerland…
Expert: Single-Payer Health System Could Save Maine $1 Billion a Year
…he says that if Taiwan is any example, the United States could save a lot of money by moving toward a single-payer system. “Taiwan right now, 2009, is spending 6.1…
Taipei:Researchers discuss gaps in medicare
…Based on the interpretation, the academics said that the term national health insurance should be defined more clearly. “In Taiwan, the emphasis of this health insurance policy is placed on…
Good health is a global goal
…other U.S. citizens are divided as to its efficacy. Perhaps Taiwan’s experience with national health care can offer some perspective. There was controversy when, in 2013, Georgia refused to expand…
COVID-19 pandemic provides strong case for Medicare for all
…supported the health needs of the country, not the profits of insurers. Taiwan was able to make a strong response to COVID-19. Taiwan is only 81 miles from the mainland…
Taiwan’s Healthcare System
…national health insurance program is, to some extent, a social insurance mechanism, I believe, as do other highly paid Cabinet officials, that it makes sense to have better-off Taiwanese pay…
Taiwan's Healthcare System
…national health insurance program is, to some extent, a social insurance mechanism, I believe, as do other highly paid Cabinet officials, that it makes sense to have better-off Taiwanese pay…