Breaking
CNTrump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring future presidents can’t change his Oval OfficeARRonaldo takes off the Portuguese Dream shirtCNUS chip stocks suffered massive sell-off, Nasdaq fell more than 5.5%USMagic vs. Suns prediction, odds, time: 2026 NBA picks for Thursday, Nov. 5 from proven modelKROpen AI confirms public sentiment against data centers: “We will bear the full cost of the power grid”JPJapanese and French leaders held a telephone conversationESSantiago Peña, the collapse of the darling politician of the Latin American rightAUPolice offer $250k reward to find offshore crime bossARArab support for Eisenkot... and Netanyahu loses an allyDERepublican seeks impeachment of Defense Minister HegsethCNTrump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring future presidents can’t change his Oval OfficeARRonaldo takes off the Portuguese Dream shirtCNUS chip stocks suffered massive sell-off, Nasdaq fell more than 5.5%USMagic vs. Suns prediction, odds, time: 2026 NBA picks for Thursday, Nov. 5 from proven modelKROpen AI confirms public sentiment against data centers: “We will bear the full cost of the power grid”JPJapanese and French leaders held a telephone conversationESSantiago Peña, the collapse of the darling politician of the Latin American rightAUPolice offer $250k reward to find offshore crime bossARArab support for Eisenkot... and Netanyahu loses an allyDERepublican seeks impeachment of Defense Minister Hegseth
NewsgatherNewsgather
All StoriesWorldSportsFinanceTechScience
Sign In
All StoriesWorldSportsFinanceTechScienceHealthCultureClimatePoliticsSpace
NewsgatherNewsgather

Real-time global news intelligence. Curated by humans, powered by data.

Sections

All StoriesWorldSportsFinanceTechScience

More

HealthCultureClimatePoliticsSpace

Company

AboutEditorial StandardsAdvertisingCareersPressContact

©️ 2026 Newsgather. A product by All Software 24. All rights reserved.

Privacy PolicyCookie PolicyImprintTerms of UseContent and Editorial PolicyRemoval RequestDelete Your AccountAdvertising PolicyContact
Back|《TAIPEI TIMES》NHI exemptions may harm system: minister
《TAIPEI TIMES》NHI exemptions may harm system: minister
Urgent
自由时报·5 hours ago·Politics·2 min read·🇨🇳China·

《TAIPEI TIMES》NHI exemptions may harm system: minister

行政院预计今日拒绝对修法签字,医学团体反对立法院通过的老人福利法修正案

Quick Look

台湾卫生福利部长石崇良表示,免除多数老人国民健康保险费的修法可能损害体制可持续性并推高保费。立法院10月16日通过老人福利法修正案,行政院须于今日签字或否决。多个医学协会反对该法案,并否认收到部长施压短信。

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

立法院于10月16日通过老人福利法修正案,全额补助年满65岁且所得税率低于20%的老人的国民健康保险费,预计涵盖约83%的老年人口。该修法由中国国民党和台湾民众党党团提出,行政院、民主进步党立法委员及十余个医学协会多次表达担忧。行政院于10月28日正式收到法案,须在10天内签字或提出否决,今日为期限最后一天。

Font size

卫生福利部长石崇良昨日表示,一项免除多数老人缴纳国民健康保险(NHI)保费的修法可能会损害该体制的可持续性并推高保费。

立法院于10月16日通过老人福利法修正案的第三读会,该法案全额补助年满65岁且所得税率低于20%的人群的国民健康保险费,预计涵盖约83%的老年人口。

该修法由中国国民党(KMT)和台湾民众党党团提出,但行政院、民主进步党立法委员及十余个医学协会多次对其表示担忧。

由于法案于10月28日正式送达行政院,行政院须在10天内签字或提出否决,今日为期限最后一天,行政院预计今日拒绝对法案签字。

多个主要医学协会于周二和周三发表声明反对该法案,并敦促立法院和内阁在制定法案前与利益相关者、医学界和学者协商,并举行公听会。

然而,一家地方中文报纸周三下午报道称,当时身在美国的石崇良 allegedly 曾向医疗和社会福利团体发送简讯,要求他们公开反对该法案。

报道引用匿名消息人士的话称,部长于周二向他们发送了简讯。

该团体不愿成为“选举刽子手”,报道引用另一消息人士的话称。

被问及该报道时,石崇良表示,国民健康保险是人民最大的资产之一,维护其可持续性是他的责任。

该修法不可避免地会挤占其他支出,给部门提高国民健康保险费带来巨大压力,他说。

过去三年,行政院已向国民健康保险基金注入新台币800亿元(24.3亿美元),使保费率在医疗需求增长和总支出每年扩张5.5%的情况下保持稳定,石崇良说。

“我深感担忧,希望我们都能共同努力,支持国民健康保险体制的完整性,”他说。

多个医学协会成员表示,他们未收到简讯,并补充说医学界可以独立就此问题发表意见。

台湾医学会会长陈相国表示,他未收到此类简讯,也未见报道中提到的简讯,该协会的立场与石崇良无关。

林志伊额外报道

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 行政院将在今日拒绝对老人福利法修正案签字

    Likely · Within hours

  • 若修法实施,国民健康保险费率将被迫上调

    Likely · Medium term

Open Questions

  • ?行政院最终是否会对该法案行使否决权
  • ?若修法实施,国民健康保险费具体将上调多少
  • ?匿名短信事件的真实来源及发送者身份
  • ?医学协会与行政院后续是否会举行公听会

Related Topics

People
Organizations
Places
Topics
This article was originally published by 自由时报.

Quick Look

台湾卫生福利部长石崇良表示,免除多数老人国民健康保险费的修法可能损害体制可持续性并推高保费。立法院10月16日通过老人福利法修正案,行政院须于今日签字或否决。多个医学协会反对该法案,并否认收到部长施压短信。

AI-generated summary

Story signals

News tone
Negative
Emotional intensity
High
News value
Moderate
Global impact
National
Urgency
Urgent
Follow-up likelihood
Likely
Relevance window
Days

Source & Reliability

Source
自由时报
Story type
Hard news
Source quality
Full
Published
5 hours ago
View translation
国民健康保险
老人福利法
石崇良
国民健康保险
石崇良
陈相国
卫生福利部
立法院
行政院
中国国民党
台北
台湾
美国
老人福利法
石崇良
立法院
行政院
医学协会
保费

Related Stories

More on this topic国民健康保险
Trump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring future presidents can’t change his Oval Office
BREAKING·15 minutes ago

Trump’s first move after midterms? Ensuring future presidents can’t change his Oval Office

President Trump signed his first official action after his party lost the midterm elections, using a red baseball cap reading "VETO" on the Resolute Desk as a symbol of shifting power in Washington, then spoke to reporters about keeping the Oval Office.

SCMP Economy
1 min read
11/06 List of key news from each newspaper
Developing·1 hour ago

11/06 List of key news from each newspaper

Retired Major General Zang Youxia, former chairman of the Huang Fuxing Party Committee of the Kuomintang, is suspected of receiving funds and instructions from the CCP to hold many dinner parties in Taiwan, demanding that candidates not supporting Taiwanese independence forces such as "Black Bear" were attempted to influence this year's nine-in-one election. The prosecutor applied to the court for detention in accordance with the Anti-infiltration Law, and the judge ordered him to pay a bail of 700,000 yuan and restrict his travel abroad.

自由时报
1 min read
The leader of a German political party was found dead in a hotel
Developing·1 hour ago

The leader of a German political party was found dead in a hotel

Hubert Aiwanger, leader of the German Free Voters Party and Deputy Governor of Bavaria, died in a Berlin hotel on the 4th. The police ruled out external factors and forensic examinations are still continuing. Iwanger was originally scheduled to attend the opening of the party's new Berlin office that day, but was unable to attend due to physical discomfort.

中国新闻网
2 min read
Scott Wiener set to replace Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, as Connie Chan concedes
BREAKING·1 hour ago

Scott Wiener set to replace Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, as Connie Chan concedes

California state lawmaker Scott Wiener has defeated Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's hand-picked successor Connie Chan in California's 11th Congressional District. Chan conceded defeat on social media, stating she does not have a clear path to victory and congratulating Wiener on his election.

SCMP Economy
1 min read
Wiener set to replace Pelosi in San Francisco, as Chan concedes
BREAKING·1 hour ago

Wiener set to replace Pelosi in San Francisco, as Chan concedes

California state lawmaker Scott Wiener has defeated congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's hand-picked successor Connie Chan in California's 11th Congressional District. Chan conceded defeat on social media, stating she does not have a clear path to victory and congratulating Wiener on his election.

SCMP Economy
1 min read
California Governor Newsom granting clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state
BREAKING·1 hour ago

California Governor Newsom granting clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will commute the death sentences of all 548 inmates on death row, the largest in the western hemisphere, via a letter to Californians as he nears the end of his second term.

SCMP Economy
1 min read
More on this topic国民健康保险