The Health Insurance Coverage for Chinese Medicine Services in Taiwan

Brad S. Yen; Lin Jaung-Geng

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The Health Insurance Coverage for Chinese Medicine Services in Taiwan

Brad S. Yen, Lin Jaung-Geng

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 24 September 2014 Accepted: 26 January 2015 Published: 16 February 2015

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Abstract

The voluminous amount of research on and widespread access to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is indicative of the growing acceptance of traditional medicine (TM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in many countries. However, Taiwan is one of the few countries in which insurance companies cover the expenses incurred for traditional medicine services. Meanwhile, relative literature documenting the establishment of the Chinese medicine service is also rarely seen. The aim of this article is to present a historical outline of the major events that led to coverage for Chinese medicine services by the Bureau of National Health Insurance in Taiwan. This study may provide other countries with a more complete understanding of how to found an appropriate medical insurance system that will cover indigenous medicine services.

Published in	Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjph.20150302.16
Page(s)	191-198
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Health Insurance Coverage For Chinese Medicine Services, The Labor Insurance, The Government Employees' School Staffs' Insurance, The Farmer’s Health Insurance, The National Health Insurance

References

[1]	See WHO traditional medicine strategy 2002-2005.
[2]	See WHO traditional medicine strategy 2002-2005.
[3]	R.M. Andersen & P.L. Davidson, “Ethnicity, Aging, and Oral Health Outcomes: A Conceptual Framework,” Ave Dent Res 11, no. 2 (May 1997): 203-206.
[4]	Liu Liwei, Geguo yiliao baoxian zhidu zhi bijiao (A comparative approach to health insurance system in the world) (Taipei: QiYei, 2006).
[5]	Lin Jaung-Geng, Taiwan zhongyi fazhang si ( The history of Chinese medicine in Taiwan) (Taipei: Taiwan TCM association, 2004 ), Wu Shui-Sheng, Taiwan zhongyi yiliao baoxian (Chinese medical insurance in Taiwan), 431.
[6]	The data are from the website of the Bureau of Labor Insurance, Council of Labor affairs, Executive Yuan, http://www.bli.gov.tw/en/sub.asp?a=0007454
[7]	See the Labor Insurance Act. http://www.bli.gov.tw/en/sub.asp?a=0010243
[8]	Chen Tai-Xi, Zhongyiyao naru quanminjiankang baoxian zhi kexing fangan yanjiu (Available proposals that Chinese medical insurance incorporated into the NHI). This is a project directed by Chen Tai-Xi, authorized by the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), and executed by the China Medical University.
[9]	See the website of the website of the Bureau of Labor Insurance, Council of Labor affairs, Executive Yuan http://www.bli.gov.tw/en/sub.asp?a=0007466
[10]	The data are from the website of the Bureau of Labor Insurance, Council of Labor affairs, Executive Yuan, http://www.bli.gov.tw/en/sub.asp?a=0000054
[11]	Refer to the second and the seventh amendment of the Republic of China in 1992 and 2005, respectively.
[12]	The latest amendment is the Sixth Amendment and Promulgation of Articles 64 and 82 by the President’s Order of Hua Chung (1) Yi Tze No. 09400072571 on May 18, 2005. http://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/webdata.asp?menu=11&menu_id=295&webdata_id=1865
[13]	See Article 8 of the National Health Insurance Act, available on the NHI website http://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/webdata.asp?menu=11&menu_id=295&webdata_id=1865
[14]	See the enrollment services on the NHI website. http://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/webdata.asp?menu=11&menu_id=292&webdata_id=1859
[15]	See the file “healthcare management” of the Statistics &Surveys on the NHI websitehttp://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/webdata.asp?menu=11&menu_id=296&webdata_id=1942
[16]	Liu Liwei, Geguo yiliao baoxian zhidu zhi bijiao (A comparative approach to health insurance system in the world) (Taipei: QiYei, 2006).
[17]	See the website of the National Health Insurance Health Care Cost Arbitration Committee http://www.doh.gov.tw/newdoh/90-org/org-9/org-12/890804-2.htm#8
[18]	Lin Jaung-Geng, Taiwan zhongyi fazhang si (The history of Chinese medicine in Taiwan) (Taipei: Taiwan TCM association, 2004), Shi Chun-Quan, Taiwan zhongyi yiliao baoxian (Chinese medical insurance in Taiwan), 327.
[19]	Lin Jaung-Geng, Taiwan zhongyi fazhang si (The history of Chinese medicine in Taiwan) (Taipei: Taiwan TCM association, 2004), Shi Chun-Quan, Taiwan zhongyi yiliao baoxian (Chinese medical insurance in Taiwan), 328.
[20]	See the website of the National Certification commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) http://www.nccaom.org/about/about.html.
[21]	See the website of the National Certification commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) http://www.nccaom.org/about/about.html.
[22]	See the website of wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMO.
[23]	See the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare http://www.mhlw.go.jp/index.html.
[24]	Check the website of the bureau of National Health Insurance, http://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/webdata.asp?menu=11&menu_id=290&webdata_id=1885
[25]	Liu Liwei, Geguo yiliao baoxian zhidu zhi bijiao (A comparative approach to health insurance system in the world) (Taipei: QiYei, 2006).

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Brad S. Yen

Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
Lin Jaung-Geng

Graduate Institute of Chinese Medical Science, China Medical University, Taiwan ROC

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