Does Universal Health Insurance Make Health Care Unaffordable? Lessons From Taiwan

Rachel Lu, Jui-fen; C. Hsiao, William

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.22.3.77

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Does Universal Health Insurance Make Health Care Unaffordable? Lessons From Taiwan

Published in Health Affairs • May 1, 2003

Authors:

Jui-fen Rachel Lu

William C. Hsiao

Abstract

This paper examines the performance of Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI), a universal health insurance program, implemented in 1995, that covers comprehensive services. The authors address two key questions: Did the NHI cause Taiwanese health spending to escalate to an "unaffordable" level? W...

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Equity (law)

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Health care

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