It is rumored that the medical group is in collusion with the "Old Welfare Law" to amend the law. The People's Party blasts Shi Chongliang: Minister of Health and Welfare or a cadre of the DPP?

Chen Qinglong, general convener and legislator of the People's Party Legislative Yuan Caucus.

The Legislative Yuan passed the amendment to Article 22 of the "Elderly Welfare Act" on the third reading in the middle of last month, stipulating that the central government should fully subsidize the health insurance premiums for those aged 65 and above with a tax rate of less than 20%. Tomorrow is the deadline for the Executive Yuan to decide whether to counter-sign or reconsider. However, it is reported that Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang called a medical group to express his opposition to the amendment during his stay in the United States. The Popular Party Group criticized it as "extremely shameful" and asked whether Shi is the Minister of Health and Welfare or an "auxiliary elected cadre of the Democratic Progressive Party"?

According to media reports, the Blue and White Party passed the 22nd amendment to the "Elderly Welfare Act" at the third reading of the Legislative Yuan on the 16th of last month, establishing that the health insurance premiums for the elderly over 65 years old with a tax rate of less than 20% will be fully subsidized by the central government. Ming (6) will be the deadline for the Executive Yuan to choose to counter-sign or reconsider. However, it has been reported that many medical-related groups have issued statements in opposition recently, but it is suspected that Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang is hiding behind the scenes to exert pressure and guide the move across the sea.

In this regard, the People's Party caucus general and legislator Chen Qinglong denounced it as "extremely shameful", pointing out that many county and mayor candidates in the Democratic Progressive Party have expressed political opinions on subsidizing the elderly's health insurance. He questioned that the Executive Yuan was worried that not signing the old welfare law would affect the election, so it sent Shi Chongliang to do dirty things and tried to create an atmosphere of "bearing pain to review". He asked, is Shi Chongliang the Minister of Health and Welfare, or an auxiliary election cadre of the DPP?

He ridiculed that when President Lai Qingde attended the founding meeting of Pingtung County Governor Zhou Chunmi of the Democratic Progressive Party on the 17th of last month, he expressed his affirmation of Pingtung’s plan to subsidize the elderly’s health insurance premiums starting from next year (2027). He said twice, “If this is the case, it will be appropriate!” As a result, the opposition party's push for the central government to uniformly subsidize the elderly's health care premiums turned out to be "generational injustice." They called out the DPP's double standards and stressed that if Lai Qingde and Zhuo Rongtai did not introduce the policy of amending the law to benefit the people, they would come out and make it clear, and the people's party group would stick to it to the end.