
行政院指出修法刪除弱勢老人醫療補助法源,增加龐大財政負擔,並侵害預算提出權
行政院長卓榮泰第九度不副署老人福利法修正案,行政院認為修法刪除六點六萬名中低收入老人醫療補助法源,每年新增約四百億元財政負擔,並侵害行政院依憲法提出預算的權限。衛福部長石崇良與醫師公會理事長陳相國分別表達關切與肯定。
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在九合一大選前,藍白開出多張選舉支票,立法院上月三讀通過修正「老人福利法」,明定六十五歲以上長者有條件免健保費。行政院昨日表示,修法涉及三大問題,包括刪除部分醫療補助法源,導致經濟弱勢老人醫療保障出現缺口;增加鉅額財政負擔,違代際正義;侵害行政院依憲法形成施政計劃及提出預算之權,行政院長卓榮泰決定不副署;這也是卓揆第九度不副署。
在九合一大選前,藍白開出多張選舉支票,立法院上月三讀通過修正「老人福利法」,明定六十五歲以上長者有條件免健保費,行政院昨日表示,修法涉及三大問題,包括刪除部分醫療補助法源,導致經濟弱勢老人醫療保障出現缺口;增加鉅額財政負擔,違代際正義;侵害行政院依憲法形成施政計劃及提出預算之權,行政院長卓榮泰決定不副署;這也是卓揆第九度不副署。
行政院發言人李慧芝指出,此次修法刪除「健保部分負擔費用」及「健保不給付的醫療費用」(自費醫療)兩類補助的法源依據,影響六.六萬名中低收入老人。這些弱勢長輩並非「社會救助法」的救助對象,僅靠「老人福利法」補助,法源遭刪除後,不但既有醫療保障受損,甚至可能因無力負擔醫療費用而陷入更嚴重的經濟困境。
李慧芝表示,憲法及預算法規範,行政院負責提出預算,立法院依法審議;依「憲法」第七十條及「預算法」第九十一條精神,立法院不得提出增加政府支出的提議。
李慧芝補充,此次修法幾乎沒有實質排富效果,超過八成以上六十五歲長者都能免除健保費,每年新增經費約四百億元。我國邁入超高齡社會,無論政府以調整既有施政計畫、舉債或調整健保費等方式籌措財源,最終都可能轉化為青壯世代的負擔。
李慧芝強調,政府持續投入長者照顧,今年長照三.〇預算已超過一一〇〇億元,從經濟安全、醫療照護及社區支持等面向完善高齡福利,包括調增老農津貼、國民年金及中低收入老人生活津貼發放額度,推動七十歲以上弱勢老人健保費補助、假牙補助及免費老人健康檢查,並持續強化獨居老人關懷、社區照顧及醫療與長照整合服務。
衛福部長石崇良昨出席院會時表示,「老人福利法」的修法有嚴重瑕疵,不僅刪除部分醫療補助,也違反健保基本架構,包括互助互利、量能付費跟世代公平的精神,他要再次呼籲,希望能有更多討論,不要倉促推動修法。「面對這樣嚴重的修法瑕疵,如果我默不作聲,才是嚴重的失職。」
中華民國醫師公會全國聯合會理事長陳相國肯定行政院拿出魄力不副署,維護健保永續與世代正義,避免排擠癌症、重症及偏鄉醫療等重要資源,「對的事情就應該去做」。
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立法院將就行政院不副署的老人福利法修正案進行進一步討論或修正
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