
立法院民眾黨團提案修『老人福利法」,主張65歲以上長者免繳健保費。衛福部長石崇良表示,若費用轉嫁給15到64歲的人,每人一年要多付3000多元;轉嫁到繳稅家庭則每家年增8000多元。他強調健保應回歸量能支出、互助互利精神,而非以身分別補充保費。
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民眾黨團提出修正『老人福利法」,主張65歲以上長者若綜合所得未達申報標準或稅率未達20%,應由中央全額補助健保費。衛福部長石崇良反對此提案,認為應維持量能付費與互助互利原則。
衛福部長石崇良。(資料照)
立法院民眾黨團提案修「老人福利法」,主張65歲以上長者免繳健保費。衛福部長石崇良今(16)日表示,若這些費用轉嫁給15到64歲的人,每人一年要多付3000多元。他喊話,健保費應回到量能支出、互助互利的精神,而不是以「身分別」進行補充保費。
民眾黨團提出「老人福利法」相關條文修正草案,明定65歲以上全民健康保險的保險費,經稅捐稽徵機關核定其最近一年綜合所得總額合計未達申報標準或綜合所得稅稅率未達20%者,由中央主管機關全額補助。
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立法院今日召開院會,邀請行政院長卓榮泰施政報告並備質詢,石崇良列席。石崇良在會前受訪時指出,健保精神就是互助互利、量能付費,有能力者多付一點錢幫助有需要的人,若採用身分別的方式來補充保費,必定會轉嫁給其他人負擔,像現在營養午餐免費政策也是。
石崇良舉例,如果這些費用是轉嫁給15到64歲的人,每人一年就要多付3000多元;如果是轉嫁到繳稅的家庭,每個家庭一年就要多付8000多元,應該回歸到量能負擔、互助互利的健保精神。
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