Radio Taiwan International
Date: 26 November, 2020
By: John Van Trieste
New rules under discussion may require citizens abroad for up to two years to continue paying for national health insurance.
Current rules allow Taiwanese citizens living abroad for between six months to two years to opt out of paying into the system and resume payments—and coverage—upon their return.
The government is considering doing away with this choice to opt out and requiring citizens living abroad for less than two years to continue insurance payments.
The government is also considering changing the rules that govern insurance for those who have been abroad for more than two years. The proposed changes would require those returning after two years or more abroad to wait six months on their return before receiving coverage again.
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