Implementing the National Health Insurance Program and Enhancing Public Health Care


¡¯ Since the implementation of the National Health Insurance program, nearly 9 million previously uninsured people have gained insurance coverage. Presently, over 91 percent of the population is covered.
¡¯ Over 90 percent of the hospitals and clinics in the Taiwan area have joined the National Health Insurance program.
¡¯ The average number of hospital beds per 10,000 persons has risen to 48.98, and the number of physicians per 10,000 persons has increased to 11.55.
¡¯ Government agencies are carrying out an universal inoculation program.

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