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藍白立委突襲修正『老人福利法』第22條,刪除地方政府補助弱勢長者健保部分負擔費用的條文。醫療團體認為地方補助不易取消,但修法將使中央財政負擔增加,年輕族群健保負擔加重,導致醫療資源排擠,最終受害的是全體病人。

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藍白立委日前突襲強通『老人福利法』第廿二條修正案,草率刪除要求地方政府補助弱勢長者健保相關費用的條文。醫療團體認為地方政府補助弱勢長者多年,不太可能取消,但關鍵在於加重年輕族群的健保負擔,造成醫療資源排擠,最終受害的是全體病人。

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藍白立委日前突襲強通「老人福利法」第廿二條修正案,草率刪除要求地方政府補助弱勢長者健保「部分負擔費用」、「健保給付以外的費用」相關條文。

雖然藍白鬧烏龍,將「老福法」原來要求地方政府補助弱勢長者健保「部分負擔費用」、「健保給付以外的費用」相關條文刪除,但台灣醫務管理學會理事長洪子仁認為,各縣市政府已提供弱勢長者補助多年,這些福利早已是實行已久的「現實」,很難收回去,不太需要擔心地方政府會取消既有補助。

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洪子仁也提到,部分地方政府早已透過自己的預算補助長者健保費,若新法正式上路,長者的健保費補助改由中央支應,地方政府將不再需要使用自己的預算補助長者健保費,形同「多出一筆可運用的預算」,甚至可能用來為既有補助加碼。

但洪子仁擔憂,但若考量「都會區」及「非都會區」過去對長者健保費的補助情況,都會區給予長者的健保費補助預算規模可達到數十億元,相較於非都會區來說高出許多,新法上路後,都會區與非都會區多出來、可運用的預算也會有明顯差異,都會區將有更多預算資源可分配,與各界期待資源公平分配給各縣市、幫助非都會區發展的理念背道而馳。

這次「老福法」修法也引起醫界強力反彈,醫師公會全聯會理事長陳相國直言,絕大多數六十五歲以上長者都在修法繳費門檻之下,新法實質上等於「六十五歲以上全面免健保費」。

陳相國強調,近十年健保醫療費用的成長,超過六成來自六十五歲以上族群,政府法定負擔恐遭「借殼抵減」,健保實質短收,且以所得稅率排富,結果可能加重年輕族群的健保負擔,為填補長者免繳健保費帶來的收入缺口,也將造成醫療資源排擠,最終受害的是全體病人,未經財務精算即倉促立法,也違背健保永續精神。

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  • 修法上路後,都會區將因中央補助增加而獲得更多可運用預算,非都會區則相對不足

    Likely · Within months

  • 年輕族群的健保負擔將因長者免繳健保費而增加,以彌補健保財政短收

    Very likely · Within months

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  • 修法後中央是否真的會全額支應弱勢長者健保費?
  • 都會區與非都會區在預算分配上是否真的會產生顯著差距?
  • 年輕族群的健保負擔將如何具體增加?

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