When you visit a doctor, the National Health Insurance Administration will cover most of your examination and medication costs. All you need to pay is a co-payment.
1.Please visit a clinic first; get a referral to a hospital if necessary |
(1)To ensure that each level of health care institution can provide patients with the most appropriate care, we suggest that you should seek outpatient treatment at a local clinic and stick to one doctor to get basic care. If a hospital stay or a further procedure or test is necessary, the clinic will refer you to a hospital. |
2.Visiting a hospital without a referral costs more |
(1)Under the referral system that took effect on July 15, 2005, the basic outpatient co-payment at clinics was fixed at NT$50. If follow-up care is necessary, the clinic's doctor can refer the patient to a regional hospital or medical center. The first visit to a hospital within one month of an outpatient or emergency procedure or a hospital stay, or a new mother's first checkup within six weeks after being discharged from the hospital, are all treated as referral visits. |