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National Health Account in Taiwan: An update. Chung-Fu Lan National Yang-Ming University Pi - Joen Lee Department of Health, ROC (Taiwan) Seoul, 5th SHA Meeting June 16, 2009. Financial Flows in Taiwan’s Health Care System. Health Financing Overview, Taiwan 2005.
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National Health Account in Taiwan:An update Chung-Fu Lan National Yang-Ming University Pi - Joen Lee Department of Health, ROC (Taiwan) Seoul, 5th SHA Meeting June 16, 2009
Health Financing Overview, Taiwan 2005 Population (million) 23 Gross domestic products (GDP) per capita US$ 15,714 Total Expenditure on Health (TEH) per capita US$ 957 Public US$ 562 general gov’t (excl. social security) US$ 52 social security fund US$ 511 Private US$ 395 General government spending on health as a share of total government spending 11.50% Pharmaceuticals as a share of TEH 26.50% TEH as a share of GDP 6.09%
TEH Per Capita & GDP Per Capita in OECD Member Countries and Taiwan, 2005
Out-of-pocket Payments for Medical Care in Two Months Note: All monetary values are in NT Yuan Reference: Chi C., Lee J-L., Tsai S-L., and Chen W-Y. Out-of-pocket payment for medical care under Taiwan’s National Health Insurance system. Health Econ, 2008; 17: 961-75.
ATC Drug Expenditure, 2008 _____________ATC____________________________________NT$(M)____Growth rate C Cardiovascular system 26,317 7.8% A Alimentary tract & metabolism 14,125 6.7% N Nervous system 14,097 6.0% J Antiinfectives for systemic use 13,961 6.6% L Antineoplastic & immunomodulating agents 13,306 17.9% B Blood & blood forming organs 9,549 9.0% M Musculo-skeletal system 4,713 0.7% R Respiratory system 4,622 -2.4% G Genitourinary system & sex hormones 2,589 7.2% H Systemic hormonal preparations (excl. sex hormon & insulin) 1,797 12.8% S Sensory organs 1,201 3.3% D Dermatologicals 1,167 -1.0% V Various 585 52.5% P Antiparasitic products, insecticides & repellents 160 3.0% ___________Total 108,187 7.8% * Growth rates are compared with drug expenditure year 2007
On-going Works • To refine data & information on OOP expenditures • A National Household Health Care Expenditure Survey • To complete Taiwan’s SHA-based Health Accounts, Year 1999 to 2004 & 2006 to 2008 • To adjust with Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Medical Consumer Price Index (MCPI); or at constant year 2000 prices • To interpretate the NHA’s policy implications