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無懼藍白威脅! 長者有條件免健保費  行政院宣布不副署
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無懼藍白威脅! 長者有條件免健保費 行政院宣布不副署

行政院宣布不副署「老人福利法」修正案,發言人李慧芝指涉三大問題,包括影響弱勢老人醫療保障、增加鉅額財政負擔及違反憲法權力分立原則。

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行政院今(6)日宣布不副署立法院三讀通過之「老人福利法」修正案。行政院發言人李慧芝表示,修法涉及刪除弱勢醫療補助法源、增加鉅額財政負擔違背代際正義,以及侵害行政院預算權與違反權力分立原則。

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立法院三讀通過修正「老人福利法」,明訂65歲以上長者有條件免健保費。行政院針對此修法決定不副署。

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在九合一大選前,藍白開出多張選舉支票,立法院三讀通過修正「老人福利法」,明訂65歲以上長者有條件免健保費,行政院今(6)日宣布「不副署」。行政院發言人李慧芝表示,本次修法涉及三大問題,一、刪除部分醫療補助法源,導致經濟弱勢老人醫療保障出現缺口;二、增加鉅額財政負擔,有違代際正義。三、侵害行政院依憲法形成施政計劃及提出預算之權,違反憲法權力分立原則,行政院長卓榮泰決定不副署,而這也是卓揆第9度不副署。

李慧芝指出,經濟弱勢、因傷病就醫且實際面臨高額醫療支出的長輩,是社會安全網的最後一道防線。然而,此次修法刪除「健保部分負擔費用」及「健保不給付的醫療費用」(自費醫療)兩類補助的法源依據,影響6.6萬名中低收入老人。這些弱勢長輩並非「社會救助法」所定的救助對象,僅靠「老人福利法」補助,而法源遭刪除後,不但既有醫療保障受損,甚至可能因無力負擔醫療費用而陷入更嚴重的經濟困境,嚴重悖離「老人福利法」照顧弱勢老人的立法宗旨。

李慧芝表示,依憲法及預算法相關規範,行政院負責提出預算,立法院依法審議;依「憲法」第70條及「預算法」第91條精神,立法院不得提出增加政府支出的提議。

李慧芝補充,此次修法幾乎沒有實質排富效果,超過8成以上65歲長者都能免除健保費,每年新增經費約400億元,但有限的公共資源應優先照顧最有需要的經濟弱勢族群,而非採取普遍性補助。且我國邁入超高齡社會,相關支出勢必持續面臨成長壓力,無論政府以調整既有施政計畫、舉債或調整健保費等方式籌措財源,最終都可能轉化為青壯世代的財政負擔,不僅壓縮其他公共政策的資源,也將加重世代間的經濟壓力,有違代際正義。

李慧芝強調,政府持續投入長者照顧,今年長照3.0預算已超過1100億元,並從經濟安全、醫療照護及社區支持等面向完善高齡福利,包括調增老農津貼、國民年金及中低收入老人生活津貼發放額度,推動70歲以上弱勢老人健保費補助、假牙補助及免費老人健康檢查,並持續強化獨居老人關懷、社區照顧及醫療與長照整合服務。

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