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Former health minister appears before US Senate (2014/03/12)

Former Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan spoke about the merits of Taiwan’s national health insurance system to members of the US Senate. In the process he became the first former Cabinet-level official from Taiwan to testify at a US Senate hearing. 

Yeh Ching-chuan
Former Health Minister
Patients can carry their insurance card and can go to any provider if they are not satisfied with their quality of service.

After displaying a Taiwan National Health Insurance card, former Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan discussed Taiwan’s successful experience in implementing universal healthcare. Yeh explained Taiwan’s implementation of a single-payer system, which allows for the efficient and low cost delivery of universal health care coverage.

Yeh Ching-chuan
Former Health Minister
At today’s hearing, our most important point is that a single-payer system can also include freedom of choice and competition, which can create efficiency that can help cut unnecessary costs.

During the hearing, Yeh said Taiwan delivers health care at a cost that is one-quarter of that of the United States on a cost-of-living adjusted basis, while still managing to provide better health care service. And as the US healthcare system is expected to encounter a more acute financial crisis this year, Yeh said he hoped that the United States and others could learn from Taiwan’s 19 years of experience in providing national health insurance.

葉金川健保 

前衛生署長，現任慈濟大學教授葉金川，美東時間11日出席美國參議院「健保體系如何向他國借鏡」聽證會，大談台灣健保成功經驗，獲得與會者高度肯定。這也是第一位在國會山莊正式聽證會上作證的前台灣官員，替外交史寫下新頁。

[[前衛生署長 葉金川]] 
“健保病患拿他們的健保卡，可以到任何地方(醫院)就醫，享受到有品質的醫療服務”

秀出健保卡，大談台灣健保成功經驗！他也談到，用單一支付系統，讓全民納保，是台灣能有效率的實施低價推動健保的原因。

[[前衛生署長 葉金川]]
“今天在這邊聽證，我們的重點是說，作為一個單一(支付)的體制，還是有自由的競爭，那這個競爭會產生效率，這個效率可以節省很多不必要的浪費”

葉金川還在聽證會強調，台灣只用到美國1/4的錢，但結果卻更好。如今美國正面臨更嚴峻的健保財政困境，葉金川表示，希望藉由台灣19年的健保經驗，能提供其他國家借鏡。

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