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65歲以上老人若免繳健保費 石崇良:工作者負擔一定加重
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65歲以上老人若免繳健保費 石崇良:工作者負擔一定加重

卓榮泰確定不副署老福法修法草案,石崇良估國家每年需多燒400億元

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行政院長卓榮泰確定不副署國民黨和民眾黨強硬通過的「老人福利法」修法草案。衛福部長石崇良指出,若65歲以上老人免繳健保費,國家每年需多燒400億元,工作族群負擔將加重,健保財務也將面臨人口結構逆轉的挑戰。

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國民黨和民眾黨強硬通過「老人福利法」修法草案,規定65歲以上老人免繳健保費,被各界批評、醫界群起反對。行政院長卓榮泰確定不副署法案。衛福部長石崇良表示,健保費收入目前以薪資所得為主,若65歲以上族群不繳保費,未來工作族群負擔一定會加重。

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國民黨和民眾黨強硬通過「老人福利法」修法草案,65歲以上老人免繳健保費,被各界批評、醫界更群起反對,行政院長卓榮泰確定不副署法案。

衛福部長石崇良今天(7日)表示,現在健保費收入以薪資所得為主,若65歲以上族群不繳保費,未來工作族群的負擔一定會加重。

石崇良今天下午出席「第79屆醫師節慶祝大會」,接受媒體聯訪時被問及行政院不副署「老福法」修法一事,他表示,65歲以上的長者,大概繳1塊錢,每年健保支出是4塊錢,這個中間的落差就是其他的年齡的族群在共同的負擔。

他指出,其實健保一年的保費在全世界來相比都是低的,我們希望能靠這些資源來挹注在其他更多需要幫忙的人身上,包含近日就會開始進行六大社福津貼調高23.5%,大概需要180億元左右,再加上國民年金,如果按照行政院的版本也需要到180億元左右,兩項合起來就是360億元。

若讓65歲以上老人可不繳健保費,國家一年得多燒400億元支應。石崇良表示,400億元可以照顧更多的弱勢,包含這些六大社福津貼裡面弱勢家庭、孩子的生活費用,還有中低收入戶的老人生活費用,還有各項健保新藥,都可以讓我們照顧更多的人,所以謝謝大家能夠體諒、共同來支持。

石崇良也指出,我國65歲以上的人口已經超過20%,這個比例會越來越高,到2061年,65歲以上的人口數會多過15歲到64歲的工作者,等於與現在反轉,也是我們一直極擔心的,一旦65歲以上老人不繳保費,繳保費的工作者負擔一定會加重。

他也提到,整個健保的財務也會因為這個人口的逆轉、人口結構逆轉會產生很大的衝擊,現在多數以薪資所得為主的保費收入,到時候財務恐怕會有很大的挑戰,所以必須要更全面性的思考。

石崇良表示,我們已經持續在委託專家,成立一個工作組,並已經進行一段時間,未來希望很快可以完成各種方案的討論,之後來提出修法。

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  • 衛福部工作組將在未來數週內完成各種方案討論,並提出修法草案。

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  • 行政院不副署後,修法草案將如何處理?
  • 衛福部委託專家成立的工作組預計何時完成方案並提出修法?
  • 醫界反對的具體內容與行政院立場是否一致?

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