
罕見疾病基金會創辦人陳莉茵表示,雖然弱勢老人需要健保費補助,但她因有年金和退休金,願意自行繳納健保費,強調想做獨立老人,不想依附子女保險,並提醒討論長者保費時應考量年輕人的收入與負擔能力。
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長者健保費補助修法引發社會討論,罕見疾病基金會創辦人陳莉茵發表個人觀點,強調雖支持弱勢長者需獲支持,但願意依自身經濟能力自行繳納健保費,以維持獨立。
長者健保費補助修法引發討論,罕見疾病基金會創辦人陳莉茵表示,弱勢老人確實需要支持,但她自己有年金、退休金,願意在能力範圍內自行繳納健保費,「我想做一個獨立老人」,不想依附孩子的保險。她也提醒,討論長者保費補助及依附子女投保問題,應一併考量年輕人的收入與負擔能力。
對於長者健保費補助,陳莉茵並未表態支持或反對。她表示,許多年老、弱勢的長者確實需要支持,但就她個人而言,因為有一些年金及退休金,「我自己做可能範圍,我是自己願意付錢的」。
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陳莉茵回憶,早在2024年,她就在臉書寫過「我想做一個獨立老人」,當時便思考,不想依附孩子的保險,而是「能夠交錢就自己交錢」。
她表示,若長者依附子女投保,也應考量孩子的經濟狀況,不能忽略年輕人的負擔,「他的收入能不能夠被依附這麼多人?」如果長者保費改由政府補助,依附投保的問題又會有所不同,因此,這項議題應分成幾個層面討論。
談到健保財源,陳莉茵認為,法案通過後,相關財源如何安排、是否涉及政府負擔,以及是否應配合修正健保法,都需要釐清。
至於外界關心罕見疾病照護資源是否受到影響?陳莉茵表示,「會不會受影響我們也不知道」,相關資源分配仍涉及健保總額協商,尚無法判斷罕病部分會受到什麼影響。

Data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the 16th showed that there were 4,410 confirmed cases of measles in the United States in 2026, 96% of which occurred in people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown. Pennsylvania has reported at least 1,200 cases and six deaths, and New York state has declared a disaster emergency. The CDC said it would support the response efforts of affected states.

Dr. Zhu Zhisheng, a famous cardiologist at the Chung Ho Memorial Hospital affiliated to Kaohsiung Medical University, unfortunately died in a car accident. The hospital confirmed the news and said it would fully assist the family in funeral arrangements. Zhu Zhisheng specializes in cardiovascular medicine and related fields, and once reminded the public to pay attention to the relationship between cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis.

The Legislative Yuan passed the amendment to the Elderly Welfare Law on the third reading, and the health insurance premiums for eligible elderly people over 65 years old will be fully subsidized by the central government. The National Federation of Medical Associations of the Republic of China strongly opposes it, pointing out that this move will require tens of billions of yuan in subsidies, which may crowd out nursing manpower, acute care and rural medical budgets, weaken health insurance financial resources, and in turn affect the accessibility and quality of medical care for the elderly. The medical association stressed that resources should be invested in medical services rather than blanket premium exemptions, and warned that revising the law could lead to generational injustice and financial deterioration of health insurance.
Through clinical practice and classification research on children with congenital cervical scoliosis, Tie Dazhao became the first doctor in the medical field in my country to obtain a doctorate based on practical results rather than a thesis. His work promoted the reform of degree evaluation standards and emphasized the academic value of solving clinical problems as the core.
On October 16, World Heart Restart Day, Shanghai held a launch event for "Seven Life-Saving Science Tips to Restart Heartbeat" and appointed Ge Junbo and Zhong Tianshi as pre-hospital first aid promotion ambassadors, aiming to build a new social first aid pattern in which "everyone understands first aid, everyone dares to give first aid, and everyone can provide first aid everywhere".

Private healthcare providers in Hong Kong must increase fee transparency under new government measures starting August next year at the earliest, requiring bilingual fee schedules and annual billing statistics.