EXPENSIVE TREATMENT:The premier said cancer medication cost the nation NT$32.2 billion last year, about 38 percent of treatment costs, and he hoped to bring this down
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 12, 2017
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Premier William Lai (賴清德) yesterday said the he hopes the healthcare sector could
Premier William Lai speaks at the Formosan Medical Association’s 110th annual conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
cooperate with the government to enhance the nation’s long-term care services and the biotechnology industry, and to introduce more information technology to medical administration.
Lai made the remarks while delivering the opening speech of the two-day annual conference of the Formosan Medical Association.
The association is the oldest local medical group, having been established 115 years ago, and is dedicated to promoting medical education and enhancing medical research, Lai said, adding that this annual conference was its 110th, and local as well as overseas medical specialists were invited to attend.
In his speech, Lai briefly introduced the two main topics of this year’s conference: National Health Insurance (NHI) payment principles for cancer medication and food safety. [FULL STORY]
