The Ministry of Health and Welfare launches "Health Coin" in October! Complete health checkups and vaccinations to earn points that can be exchanged for chicken breasts and soy milk.

Health Coin is expected to be officially launched in October! Nutritionist Zeng Jianming pointed out that points can be accumulated by completing tasks such as adult health examinations, cancer screenings and vaccinations; the picture shows the situation. (Picture taken from freepik)

The Ministry of Health and Welfare expects to officially launch "Health Coin" on October 1 this year. Do you know how to redeem it? Nutritionist Zeng Jianming pointed out that people over the age of 18 can accumulate points through adult health examinations, cancer screenings, vaccinations, etc., and if they exceed 1,000 points, they can go to supermarkets to redeem sugar-free soy milk, chicken breasts, etc. If you want to earn health coins, you should remember three key points: examinations completed before October will not be retroactive, you must first confirm your eligibility for public funding, and walking and exercise may also be included in the collection points in the future. He emphasized that by completing 12 major tasks to earn health coins, you can earn up to over 10,000 coins.

Zeng Jianming shared in a Facebook post "Eat Right Nutrition Institute | Jianming Nutritionist" that the Ministry of Health and Welfare is expected to officially launch a "health coin" in October. You can accumulate points by doing adult health checkups, cancer screenings or vaccinations, and you can go directly to supermarkets to exchange for tea eggs, sugar-free soy milk and chicken breasts. Participants are as long as they are over 18 years old and can register to participate (health examination/cancer screening must meet the public-funded qualifications); the point rules are valid for 2 years, and you can start redeeming goods or services after accumulating 1,000 coins.

You can earn health coins through physical examinations and cancer screenings

How to earn health coins? Zeng Jianming summarizes the tasks at once:

●Earn 300 coins instantly with the move of your fingers

200 coins for logging into the "Health Coin Zone" of the health passbook for the first time, and 100 coins for completing the lifestyle assessment questionnaire.

●Vaccine for protection (available for both public and private expenses)

Influenza vaccine is 450 coins, COVID-19 vaccine is 900 coins, and pneumococcal vaccine is 600 coins.

●Regular physical examination and cancer screening (for those who qualify for public funding)

Adult preventive health care services (adult health examination) are NT$800, hepatitis B and C screening is NT$800, breast cancer screening is NT$1,000, colorectal cancer screening is NT$900 (up to NT$1,350 for microscopy), cervical cancer screening is NT$900, oral cancer screening is NT$1,000, and lung cancer screening (low-dose computed tomography) is NT$1,000.

Zeng Jianming calculated that as long as Ms. Wang, a 40-year-old office worker, logs in + fills out the questionnaire, and completes the adult screening, hepatitis, breast cancer and cervical cancer screening, she can deposit 3,800 coins in one go and directly cross the redemption threshold.

What can health coins be exchanged for? Zeng Jianming said that the first wave of cooperation is expected to be with supermarkets and mass merchandisers. The principle is to adopt the concept of "1 coin = 1 yuan", but it will be a real-name system. It cannot be exchanged for cash, nor can it be redeemed for all store products at will. It can only be exchanged for designated healthy concept products. Redeemable items include sugar-free soy milk, sugar-free tea, tea eggs, raw eggs, chicken breasts and healthy low-calorie meal boxes.

As for medical institutions, pharmacies and life insurance spillover policies, Zeng Jianming said that they are still in contact. In the future, they are expected to be used to offset self-paid physical examinations, self-paid vaccines or spillover policy rewards. However, the point conversion ratio is not necessarily 1:1 and will depend on the plan of each unit.

Zeng Jianming reminded that the public can use the "National Health Insurance Auto Pass" App to enter the "Health Coin Zone" of the health passbook to register and confirm the points; then jump from the health passbook to the "Health GO" App of the National Health Service and select cooperative stores and designated health items for redemption.