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Taiwan's path to national health insurance (1950–1995)
Author(s) -
Hye Kyung Son Annette
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2397.00151
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , statutory law , china , national health insurance , politics , health insurance , position (finance) , nationalism , economic growth , population , income protection insurance , national insurance , political science , public administration , business , actuarial science , economics , health care , law , environmental health , finance , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
This study explores the evolution of statutory health insurance in the Republic of China on Taiwan from its inception in 1950 through to the inauguration of the National Health Insurance Programme in 1995. The main focus of the study is the timings of the adoption of the different statutory health insurance schemes targeted to the various segments of the population. It is argued that Taiwan's adoption of Labour Insurance for workers in 1950 could be best explained by the country's specific historical circumstance. The then‐ruling Nationalist government was keen to build up Taiwan as a showcase for the whole of China. The inauguration of the National Health Insurance Programme in 1995 was predominantly subjected to the Nationalist government's adjustment to its changing political position.