Healthcare for all: A critical review of Taiwan's national health insurance system through a social institution lens
Healthcare for all: A critical review of Taiwan's national health insurance system through a social institution lens
Since its 1995 implementation, Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) system has made significant progress while also facing challenges. It receives both acclaim and critique in international comparisons, especially in the quality and outcomes of healthcare, The NHI system persistently enjoys a very high population satisfaction rate: often 70% −80%, and above 90% since 2020. Yet there is increasing dissatisfaction from providers, especially around low nurses' salaries, physicians' long working hours, and the slow inclusion of new pharmaceuticals among its covered drugs. During the 2023–2024 Presidential election campaign, NHI system reform was also a contentious agenda among candidates.