
立委王正旭表示,恐嚴重衝擊健保財務負擔、世代公平與制度永續
國民黨與民眾黨立委於16日三讀通過「老人福利法」第22條修正案,65歲以上、所得稅率級距未達20%的長者免繳健保費,由中央政府全額買單。民進黨立委王正旭批評此舉恐每年增加400億元負擔,嚴重衝擊健保財務、世代公平及醫療政策。
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立法院於16日聯手三讀通過「老人福利法」第22條修正案,規定65歲以上且所得稅率未達20%長者免繳健保費。
國民黨、民眾黨立委今天(16日)聯手三讀通過「老人福利法」第22條修正案,65歲以上、所得稅率級距未達20%的長者免繳健保費,由中央政府全額買單。立委王正旭表示,恐嚴重衝擊健保財務負擔、世代公平與制度永續!
王正旭在臉書發文說,「如果要提高長者福利與醫療照護,應該要以精準補助的方式,而非現在藍白強推得近乎全面免費且由中央補助的修法版本。若依照剛剛強行表決通過的版本,65歲以上所得稅20%以下為條件估算,中央政府至少要補助403萬人,補助經費高達每年400億元!而且,隨著我國超高齡化,每年補助的人數和健保減損金額都還會持續增加!對於中央政府財政而言,是非常重大的負擔!」
王正旭指出,在政府資源有限的情況下,每年近400億的健保補助,恐怕將會直接衝擊並排擠「護理人力政策整備12項策略計畫」、健保總額成長、健保點值保障、還有偏鄉與急重症醫療等政策支出。讓醫界好不容易改善的點值逐步回穩、護理人力回流等政策,若資源轉向長者健保費補助,恐使整體醫療資源無法合理分配,最終受害的仍是長者在內的全體國民。
王正旭提到,這次修法版本的一大問題,在於所得稅率並無法精準區分長者的實際經濟狀況,依據中經院連賢明院長利用2021年財稅資料分析結果,所得稅率未達20%的人,65歲以上長者平均個人所得雖然只有12萬,但平均財富卻高達1600萬,而同樣是稅率未達20%的25-64歲青壯人口,平均所得雖然近40萬元,但平均財富卻只有700萬元。
王正旭說,「對於這次修法的結果,我也非常擔心,會嚴重破壞健保制度的公平性,甚至加劇世代不公,因為這些保費和稅收壓力,最後只會更加重青壯世代的負擔,這對我國現在正努力要改善少子女化,不但毫無幫助,甚至會造成低薪青年補貼高資產退休族群的反效果」。
王正旭強調,「無論是從醫師、醫界代表,甚至本身就是65歲以上國民的角度,我還是要明確表達對這次老福法修法的反對。健保制度還是應該要再維持財務合理負擔與世代公平分配,才能更永續地照顧台灣人的健康」。
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