Abstract
Taiwan adopted a national health insurance system in 1995. It is a government administered insurancebased national healthcare system. Although, like the UK, Taiwan has a single payer system for healthcare, there are several differences between the two systems.The characteristics of the Taiwanese system include good accessibility, comprehensive populationcoverage, short waiting times, relatively low costs and a national health insurance databank forplanning, monitoring and evaluating health services.The weaknesses include variable quality of care, a weak gatekeeper role and increasing financial pressures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 115-119 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | London Journal of Primary Care |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Health insurance
- Health services accessibility
- National health programs
- Primary healthcare
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
