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石崇良:長者醫療支出是健保費9倍
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石崇良:長者醫療支出是健保費9倍

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立法院通過老人健保費由中央全額補助,衛福部長石崇良對此表示憂心,認為修法影響健保永續發展與世代公平,且恐加劇地方財政不均,呼籲應審慎評估量能付費原則。

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立法院三讀通過「老人福利法」修正案,針對綜所稅率未達20%的65歲以上長者,由中央補助全額健保費。

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立法院三讀通過「老人福利法」修正案,中央將補助綜合所得稅率未達廿%的六十五歲以上長者全額健保費。衛福部長石崇良昨天指出,目前長者每年自付保費約九九〇〇元,平均醫療支出卻達九萬元,約為九倍,台灣健保費已很低,「有沒有必要再做這樣的一個調整?」

石崇良表示,修法涉及健保量能付費、永續發展及世代正義。〇至六歲兒童每年自付保費約八五〇〇元,平均醫療支出約二萬七千元,約三倍,長者約為九倍。兩者醫療支出都超過自繳保費,是由醫療利用相對較低的工作者、受薪階層共同支撐,因此討論嬰幼兒和長者的補助應考慮公平性。

對於有人以「健康平權」支持修法,石崇良指出,各縣市依財務及施政優先順序補助長者保費,中央予以尊重。地方財務不均,例如台北市已全面性補助,雲林只能部分補助;修法後,台北市將再獲中央五十六.六億元挹注,雲林則獲十三.六億元。他反問:「這樣到底是朝健康平權拉近?還是拉遠?」不能用「鋸箭法」,以為解決問題,卻衍生後續問題。

至於健保財務,石崇良表示,明年已編列六百億元公務預算挹注健保基金,但長者保費補助實施後,將限縮中央可支配資源。政府還有其他福利及健保挹注需求,這次修法卻「對健保的挹注一點都沒有增加」,並表示「我昨天其實又失眠了,我很憂心健保的未來。」他強調,健保需要永續發展,大家應一起守護。

罕見疾病基金會創辦人陳莉茵表示,弱勢老人確實需要支持,但她有年金、退休金,願繳納健保費,「我想做一個獨立老人」,並提醒討論長者保費補助及依附子女投保問題,應一併考量年輕人的收入與負擔能力。

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  • 中央政府如何平衡健保基金與其他福利支出?
  • 地方財政不均問題將如何透過配套措施解決?

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