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黃國昌稱老人免健保費不用漲年輕人保費 石崇良:保費繳納壓力將轉嫁工作者

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立法院通過修法,讓六十五歲以上所得稅率級距未達20%的長者免繳健保費,由中央政府補貼。民眾黨主席黃國昌稱此舉不會增加年輕人負擔,但衛福部長石崇良警告,中央補貼將排擠其他可調度資源,影響健保永續發展,最終可能導致保費調漲,將負擔轉嫁至15至64歲工作者。

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立法院通過老人福利法修法,讓六十五歲以上所得稅率級距未達20%的長者免繳健保費,由中央政府補貼。此政策引發爭議,醫療界擔心將衝擊健保安全準備金,增加年輕人負擔。

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藍白聯手在立法院通過修法,六十五歲以上長者將有條件免繳健保費,引發深化世代對立質疑,民眾黨主席黃國昌稱新法上路後的健保收入缺口將由中央政府負擔,不會造成年輕人保費調漲。但衛福部長石崇良強調,填補長者保費缺口將排擠中央政府其他可調度資源,屆時政府無力進一步挹注健保,只能回歸保費支應,把保費繳納壓力轉嫁到工作者身上。

填補長者保費缺口 將排擠中央資源

立院日前三讀通過「老人福利法」修法草案,讓六十五歲以上、所得稅率級距未達廿%長者免繳健保費,由中央機關補助,引起各界譁然,尤其醫療界怒批此舉將衝擊健保安全準備金,甚至讓年輕人每年多繳三千元保費,反加重年輕世代負擔。

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然而,黃國昌稱,「老人福利法」修法通過後,是由中央政府補貼長者健保費,透過此一方式可以確保健保基金一毛不會少,又何來年輕人每年要多繳三千元之說,並批衛福部抹黑修法,不僅是雙標,更是利用資訊落差進行認知作戰。

石崇良說,「老福法」修法前,健保總額協商後已確認讓明年度總額破兆,但也會造成保費收入出現赤字,行政院因此以公務預算撥補健保基金,讓健保能夠收支平衡,維持安全準備金水位,健保得以不調整保費。

但「老人福利法」修法通過後,改由中央補助長者保費,石崇良擔憂,過去是由地方政府進行的補助,改以中央政府挹注,將排擠中央政府可以調度的資源,並影響未來總額持續成長,也會影響其他社會福利支出,未來若想維持健保運作,最終只能回到由保費支應的做法,並將保費繳納壓力轉嫁到十五至六十四歲的工作者。

衛福部統計,目前長者每年自付保費約九九〇〇元,平均醫療支出卻達九萬元,約為九倍;石崇良日前表示,修法涉及健保量能付費、永續發展及世代正義。〇至六歲兒童每年自付保費約八五〇〇元,平均醫療支出約二萬七千元,約三倍,長者約為九倍。兩者醫療支出都超過自繳保費,是由醫療利用相對較低的工作者、受薪階層共同支撐,因此討論嬰幼兒和長者的補助應考慮公平性。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 若中央資源被排擠,未來健保費可能需要調整以維持基金平衡

    Likely · Within months

  • 年輕世代對此政策的不滿可能持續發酵,成為社會議題

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • 中央政府將如何籌措補貼長者健保費的財源?
  • 此政策是否會導致其他社會福利支出被削減?
  • 健保基金在長期運作下是否仍能維持安全準備金水位?

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