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藍白強闖 65歲以上免健保費三讀 政院:逾越憲政 世代不公
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藍白強闖 65歲以上免健保費三讀 政院:逾越憲政 世代不公

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立法院院會昨三讀修正通過老人福利法第22條,明訂65歲以上長者綜合所得稅稅率未達20%者的健保費由中央補助。衛福部估算全台約485萬高齡長者中,約403萬人符合免繳資格,每年需編列約400億元。行政院指出修法有三問題:偏離健保互助精神、逾越憲政分際、新增支出加重財政負擔,恐造成世代不公平。衛福部長石崇良表示,若費用轉嫁給15至64歲民眾,每人一年約多付3000元。醫改會執行長林雅惠譴責修法將使免繳保費長者比例從約5%跳升至8成多,將造成世代撕裂。民進黨團幹事長莊瑞雄要求釐清健保是社會保險或社會福利,並質疑民眾黨應說明財源。民眾黨團十五日深夜起在立法院議場前守夜,最終表決結果為出席99人,贊成60人,反對39人,藍白再修正動議通過。

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立法院院會昨三讀修正通過老人福利法第22條條文,明訂65歲以上長者所得稅稅率未達20%者的健保費,由中央補助。衛福部估算,目前全台約四八五萬名高齡長者中,約四〇三萬人符合免繳資格、每年需編列約四百億元,且恐將逐步成長。

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立法院院會昨三讀修正通過老人福利法第22條條文,明訂65歲以上長者所得稅稅率未達20%者的健保費,由中央補助。 (記者方賓照攝)

藍白兩黨昨在立法院院會主導通過老人福利法第廿二條修正條文,明訂六十五歲以上長者綜合所得稅稅率未達二十%者的健保費,由中央補助。衛福部估算,目前全台約四八五萬名高齡長者中,約四〇三萬人符合免繳資格、每年需編列約四百億元,且恐將逐步成長。

兩條件可免繳 估年至少需4百億

行政院表示,此項修法有三問題,包含偏離健保互助精神、逾越憲政分際,新增支出加重財政負擔,恐造成世代不公平。

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衛福部長石崇良昨日表示,若這些費用轉嫁給十五到六十四歲的民眾,每人一年約要多付三千元。他喊話,健保費應回到量能支出、互助互利精神,不是以「身分別」進行補充保費。根據統計,六十五歲以上民眾約佔全台總人口廿%左右,但其佔的健保醫療費用已達健保支出約四十二%。

醫改會:長者8成免費 撕裂世代

醫療品質改革基金會執行長林雅惠嚴厲譴責,目前免繳保費的長者約占五%,修法後將跳升至八成多,將造成世代撕裂。

民進黨團幹事長莊瑞雄表示,健保究竟是社會保險或社會福利,必須釐清,修法涉及長期重大財政支出,民眾黨應說明財源從何而來。

民眾黨團十五日深夜起在立法院議場前守夜,力拚昨院會三讀「老人福利法部分條文修正案」,立法院長韓國瑜昨先召集黨團協商,但朝野黨團未有共識,最後表決處理。出席九十九人,贊成六十人,反對三十九人,照藍白再修正動議通過。

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  • 衛福部將在未來幾個月內提出詳細財源規劃方案,以應對每年約400億元的健保費補助需求

    Likely · Within months

  • 憲法法院可能收到針對此項修法是否違反憲政分際或平等原則的解釋憲法聲請

    Possible · Within months

  • 未來健保費率調整議案將更加聚焦於如何平衡高齡族群負擔與年輕世代公平性,成為兩黨主要政策競爭點

    Very likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 中央將如何籌措每年約400億元的健保費補助財源?
  • 此項修法是否會被憲法法院審查其是否逾越憲政分際?
  • 若健保費轉嫁給15至64歲民眾,實際影響將如何分配於不同收入層級?
  • 長期來看,此政策是否會誘發更多高所得長者刻意降低申報綜所稅率以符合免繳門檻?

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