The proportion of elderly people (aged 65 or older) in Taiwan exceeded 7% of the population in 1993. By 2018, that figure is expected to rise above the 14% threshold, making Taiwan an "aged society." To address the needs of this rapidly growing population segment, the government has been promoting long-term care programmes and building a comprehensive environment for elderly care.

This Department of Social Insurance is responsible for managing important affairs regarding social insurance such as the National Pension System, National Health Insurance, and Long-term Care Insurance that is currently being planned. It will also supervise the execution of affairs regarding social insurance and that of the tasks regarding supervisory and controversial matters to be deliberated.

The Department is divided into eight sections and their statutory duties are as follows: 1.Planning and promoting National Pension Policy, as well as supervising its operation, and drafting relevant laws and regulations. 2. Planning and promoting National Health Insurance, as well as supervising its operation, and drafting relevant laws and regulations. 3. Drafting the scope of the annual total amount that the National Health Insurance will pay for medical care and its policy objectives and 4.Planning the Long-term Care Insurance system and drafting relevant laws and regulations. This luncheon event will be conducted in Chinese but will be translated in English.

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