NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

Food & Agriculture

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

With the implementation of the National Health Insurance Program, the percentage of the population insured has increased from 57.48 percent in 1994 to the present 96 percent. (references)

Children

Barbados

The Government provides for compulsory education until the age of 16. The national health insurance program provides children with free medical and dental services for most medical conditions. (references)

Political Economy

TAIWAN

Education, science and culture (ESC) is expected to replace social welfare as the largest public expenditure in 2002. The share for ESC expenditure increased from 16 percent in during 1999-2001 to 17 percent in 2002. On the other hand, the share for defense spending dropped from 20 percent in 1999 to 15 percent in 2001 and 14 percent in 2002. The share for social welfare expenditure, shot up from 11 percent in 1999 to 18 percent in 2000-2001, but is expected to fall to 16.7 percent in 2002. The greatest pressure on the budget now comes from growing demands for improved infrastructure and social welfare spending, including reform of a deficit-plagued national health insurance program initiated in early 1995. (references)

Travel

Taiwan

Qualified foreign nationals with alien resident certificates and their family members can apply for coverage under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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