Criticizing the blue and white policy and buying votes will ruin the future of health insurance. A professor living in the United States reveals the medical disparity between the United States and Taiwan.

Yesterday, the Legislative Yuan passed the amendment to the "Elderly Welfare Law" in the third reading. The health insurance premiums for eligible elderly people over 65 years old will be fully subsidized by the central government, triggering a backlash from the medical community.

Yip Yao-yuan, chair professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas in the United States, published an article sharing the differences in medical care between the United States and Taiwan, and bluntly said, "I feel sad when I see the future of Taiwan's health care destroyed by buying votes through policies."

Ye Yaoyuan, a professor living in the United States, posted on Facebook that he currently lives in a country that does not have universal health insurance, and the monthly health insurance premium for his family of four is about NT$20,000. But basically I rarely go to the doctor unless necessary. Most of the time I just go to my family doctor for a physical check-up once a year. Medical care in the United States is not cheap, and Americans know very well (even if they have insurance) that there is no need to bother the doctor for diseases that can be treated with over-the-counter medicines.

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Ye Yaoyuan analyzed that the current approach of the Taiwan Legislative Yuan is to allow people who really need to use health insurance to enjoy this protection at no cost. This means that the proportion of use will be higher in the future, and as the population ages, the burden on our country's medical system will also be heavier.

Ye Yaoyuan pointed out, what is the difference between the United States and Taiwan? In quality. Insurance is very expensive in the United States, and not everyone goes to the hospital for nothing, so the care you get in the hospital is very customized and more careful. A doctor in Taiwan has to see so many patients in a day. How can we allow medical staff to examine each patient in more detail?

Ye Yaoyuan questioned, "I feel sad when I see the future of Taiwan's health insurance being destroyed by buying votes through policies."