Xue Ruiyuan said today that part of the burden of health insurance may be delayed from the first quarter of next year to the first half of the year.

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[Reporter Wu Liangyi/Taipei Report] The new health insurance system was originally expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year. However, Minister of Health and Welfare Xue Ruiyuan pointed out today that the timing of the official launch needs to be determined by observing the epidemic situation and the strength of economic recovery. The strength of the economic recovery remains to be seen", and the time to start the road may be changed from the first quarter of next year to the "first half of the year".

Xue Ruiyuan attended the "Health Insurance Medical Information Cloud Inquiry System Benchmark Learning Sharing Session" of the National Health Insurance Department this morning. During the interview before the meeting, he was asked about the time when the health insurance part of the burden will be on the road. He said that there are two main factors to consider when the road is on the road. One is the epidemic, and the other is the economic recovery.

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Xue Ruiyuan pointed out that there should be no suspense about the epidemic situation, "it can be expected to have a good year next year", and it will soon come to the end of the tunnel.

However, the economic recovery needs to be observed. Xue Ruiyuan said that considering the impact on people's livelihood after part of the burden is put on the road, the burden of medical treatment will increase.

Xue Ruiyuan said that although there are protections for the disadvantaged, the burden of medical treatment for ordinary people will still increase. Whether the current economic situation can afford it still needs to be considered overall. Therefore, the original plan for the first season to go on the road may be postponed to the first half of the year. But it still depends on the actual development situation.