ECCT Joint Healthcare Enhancement, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Committee Lunch

Lunch with NHIA Deputy Director-General

Reforms and prospects of Taiwan’s NHI system

Guest of honour

Dr Tsai Shu-ling, Deputy Director-General, National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health & Welfare

衛生福利部 中央健康保險署 蔡淑鈴副署長

In 2018 Taiwan celebrates the 23^rd anniversary of its national health insurance (NHI) system. The system was rolled out nationwide in 1995 and reforms introduced in 2013 ushered in the 2nd generation of the NHI system. Over the past few years, Taiwan’s NHI system has achieved growing global recognition for its coverage rate (99% of the population), cost-effectiveness and efficiency. However, every good system has to evolve with the times and this is especially urgent now given demographic and social-economic changes, particularly Taiwan’s rapidly aging population.

At this event, our guest speaker will present an overview of the most recent achievements and reforms accomplished by the NHIA.  Among other subjects, she will offer insights on the chances of further co-payment schemes and strategies to enhance the public’s accessibility to new medicines and technologies.

This event should be of special interest to members in the Healthcare Enhancement, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical committees.

About the speaker
Dr. Tsai Shu-ling is the Deputy Director-General of the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW). In her previous position, she served as Chief Secretary of the NHIA. Prior to this, she held a number of positions in the predecessor to the NHIA, the Bureau of National Health Insurance, as the General Manager of the Medical Affairs Division, the General Manager of the Taipei Branch and the Central Region Branch, and the General Manager of the Planning Division. She holds Ph.D. in public health from National Yang-Ming University and was a graduate of Department of Public Health at National Taiwan University. She was also an associate professor at Tunghai and National Yang-Ming universities.

*This event will be conducted in Chinese.

NT$1,400 for members; NT$2,000 for members' guest(s)

*To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.

Contact: HUANG Yu-Lun / Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 228 / huang.yulun@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw