People aged 65 and above are exempted from health insurance. The Political Yuan "does not counter-sign" Zhuo Wengtai: The two chambers have a good discussion and do not use votes to destroy the policy blueprint.

The Executive President went to Changhua today to preside over the opening ceremony of the extension of Provincial Highway 76. (Photo by reporter Yan Hongjun)

Last month, Lan Bai passed the third reading of the Legislative Yuan to amend the "Elderly Welfare Act" to clearly stipulate that seniors over 65 years old are conditionally exempt from health insurance premiums. The Executive Yuan decided not to countersign. When Executive President Zhuo Yongtai presided over the opening ceremony of the extension of Provincial Highway 76 in Changhua today, he emphasized that the government will never neglect the welfare of the elderly. The Executive Yuan is willing to negotiate with the Legislative Yuan again to seek common opinions, and hopes that the elderly's health insurance can be more reasonably planned in terms of national finance and implementation year.

Zhuo Rongtai said that the two chambers should have a good discussion instead of forcing the Executive Yuan to vote to destroy the entire policy planning blueprint regardless of the national financial plan. Therefore, the Executive Yuan is willing and willing to further negotiate with the Legislative Yuan on such matters and follow the common opinions of both parties. Zhuo Rongtai said that the purpose of both parties is the same, to seek more care for the country's elderly, to take into account the sustainability of the country's finances, and to take into account the enforceability of the entire policy. The Executive Yuan is willing to continue to cooperate.

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He said that when the Legislative Yuan passed the "Elderly Welfare Act" on the third reading, it did not consult the Executive Yuan in advance, and the Executive Yuan adopted constitutional guarantees. However, from the standpoint of taking care of the elderly for the country, the Executive Yuan is still willing and will take the initiative to seek common opinions with the Legislative Yuan.

He said that from Long-term Care 3.0 to now, the Executive Yuan has allocated so much funding every year to allow the elderly across the country to receive more healthy care in life and body. In the future, we hope to have a more reasonable plan for the elderly’s health insurance in terms of national finance and implementation year.