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BackJiang Qichen shouted that if he didn’t win, there would be no health insurance subsidies for the elderly. He Xinchun denounced Obu for spreading rumors because of the bullish momentum.
Jiang Qichen shouted that if he didn’t win, there would be no health insurance subsidies for the elderly. He Xinchun denounced Obu for spreading rumors because of the bullish momentum.
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Jiang Qichen shouted that if he didn’t win, there would be no health insurance subsidies for the elderly. He Xinchun denounced Obu for spreading rumors because of the bullish momentum.

Responding to Jiang Qichen and Lu Xiuyan's statement that "if you don't win, there will be no subsidy", emphasizing that the budget has been compiled and six-star welfare will continue to be promoted

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  • DPP Taichung mayoral candidate He Hsinchun clarified that the elderly health insurance subsidy will not be canceled due to the election results.
  • The budget has been prepared and will continue to be promoted.
  • He rebutted his opponents Jiang Qichen and Lu Xiuyan's statement that "if they don't win, there will be no subsidy." He also called on supporters to help publicize and clarify.

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Why It Matters

During the Taichung mayoral election, He Xinchun proposed six-star welfare policies such as health insurance subsidies for the elderly. Opponents Jiang Qichen and Lu Xiuyan said at the campaign party that if they did not win the election, Taichung would have no subsidies. He Xinchun emphasized that the budget had been prepared and would not be affected by the central government's amendments to the law.

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DPP Taichung mayoral candidate He Xinchun has publicly promised many times that if he takes office, he will continue to promote the elderly health insurance subsidy policy. However, the Kuomintang Taichung mayoral candidate Jiang Qichen and Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan said at a campaign party yesterday (6th) that "if the election is not won, there will be no subsidies in Taichung." He Xinchun responded to this Emphasizing that since she ran for office in October last year, she has said that she will continue to introduce the elderly health insurance subsidy. Unexpectedly, the momentum is getting better and better, and the polls are getting stronger. "A lot of accusations have come out, and slanders and rumors have come out." She asked the public to help her publicize and clarify that her six-star welfare will take care of all citizens of Taichung and let everyone live in peace of mind.

In response to Jiang Qichen's claim that the Executive Yuan did not countersign the elderly health insurance subsidy case when he was campaigning in Shalu last night, saying that "if he does not win the election on November 28, there will be no subsidies in Taichung," etc., He Xinchun spent the first half of the day in Longjing, Waipu and East District to help the people advance to Taichung. City Council candidates Zhang Jia'un, Shi Zhichang and Zheng Gongjin made clarifications to the supporters present one by one during the launch of the campaign headquarters, emphasizing that they did not expect that her momentum would get better and the polls would become more and more popular, and "a lot of rubbish would come out, and all the slander and rumors would come out."

He Xinchun said that since she ran for election last year, she has long emphasized that welfare subsidies for the elderly will only increase and will not decrease after she takes office. In particular, Taichung City’s elderly health insurance subsidy budget has been compiled, and she will continue to maintain it. Regardless of whether the central government amends the law, it will not affect Taichung City’s elderly health insurance subsidy. Next year’s budget has also been compiled and will continue to be implemented next year.

He Xinchun said that in addition to continuing to promote health insurance subsidies for the elderly, she also proposed that the points of the care card for the elderly should not be reset to zero. Her political views were recognized by everyone, and "opponents began to follow suit and plagiarize," but only half of them were copied. She also advocated subsidizing the herpes zoster vaccine for the elderly, and now she is only short of subsidying 50,000 yuan per child for confinement. The opponents have not yet copied it.

He Xinchun asked everyone to be her clarification propaganda team and help clarify. She took office to promote six-star welfare, take care of citizens of all ages, and make everyone live a good life. Taichung has created a capital pattern that is not inferior to Taipei, becoming the capital of life, and Taichung's great offensive.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • If He Xinchun is elected as the mayor of Taichung, he will continue to implement the elderly health insurance subsidy policy according to the budget.

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • The specific reasons why the Executive Yuan did not countersign the elderly health insurance subsidy case and the follow-up handling methods
  • The specific operation and legal basis of the opponent’s claim that “no win, no subsidy”
  • The specific amount and implementation details of next year’s elderly health insurance subsidy budget

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