2024-03-08 20:10:00
Currently, none of the nine municipal hospitals in Kaohsiung City, two regional hospitals in Penghu, and Taitung and Pingtung counties will increase medical registration fees. (Photo from this newspaper’s file)
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 4th that it has abolished the application of the “reference range for registration fees charged by medical institutions”, canceled the upper limit of registration fees for medical institutions and exempted them from filing with the local health bureau, which caused controversy. Although the New Taipei City United Hospital and the 29th District Health Center will not increase the registration fee for the time being, The registration fee remains at NT$50, but there are still 3 clinics with registration fees exceeding NT$300, with the highest being NT$1,000. The registration fees of medical institutions under the Hexin Group in Taipei City and Taichung City are as high as NT$2,500.
New Taipei City Health Director Chen Runqiu said that in view of the possible impact on people’s medical expenses due to the registration fee adjustment, the New Taipei City United Hospital and the 29th District Health Center do not plan to increase the registration fee for the time being and will maintain the original fee of 50 yuan to protect New Taipei City residents, especially in rural areas. rights to medical treatment.
The Health Bureau stated that in order to balance the protection of medical quality and the public’s rights and interests in medical treatment, it has sent letters to all medical institutions and associations in the city to cancel the upper limit of registration fees in accordance with central regulations. If there is an increase in fees, announcements should be made to notify the public in advance, and the registration fee must also be notified in advance. The bureau will be notified of the charges, and the health bureau has included the registration fee charges into the inspection items of medical institutions.
According to a survey, from last year to March 4 this year, about 170 medical institutions in New Taipei City reported to the Health Bureau to adjust their registration fees. Most of the increases were from 150 yuan to 200 yuan or 250 yuan, and only 3 institutions exceeded 300 yuan. , respectively NT$1,000 for Sanchonggu Clinic, NT$600 for Xinzhuang Zili Clinic and NT$500 for Xizhi Anying Clinic. For hospitals, outpatient registration fees range from 50 yuan to 200 yuan, and emergency registration fees are within 300 yuan.
In other counties and cities in the six capitals, the Taipei City Health Bureau stated that the Taipei City Joint Medical Clinic maintains the outpatient registration fee of 50 yuan and the emergency room registration fee of 80 yuan. In addition, according to the “Registration Fee Inventory” released by the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, the current maximum registration fee amount is 2,500 yuan, and there are 7 medical institutions in total, all of which are medical institutions under the Hexin Group.
From the beginning of the year to March 1, a total of 195 clinics in Taichung City have increased their registration fees. After the increase, the fees are mostly between NT$200 and NT$300. The highest fee is still reserved by the Taichung Hexin Anhe Maternal and Child Clinic, a subsidiary of the Hexin Group. The outpatient fee is 2,500 yuan, the same as that in Beishi City, followed by Wenxinlecheng Clinic, which costs 450 yuan for the first visit.
The Tainan City Health Bureau stated that so far this year, 15 clinics have reported increases in registration fees, with a maximum of no more than 300 yuan. The average outpatient registration fee in various hospitals is also around 150 yuan, with Annan Hospital at 130 yuan, Tainan Municipal Hospital at 130 yuan, Chi Mei Hospital is NT$140 and National Cheng Kung University Hospital is NT$150. All hospitals have stated that they will not consider raising the rates for the time being.
At present, the nine municipal hospitals in Kaohsiung City have not raised the increase. The outpatient registration fees of each hospital are 50 to 100 yuan, and the emergency room registration fees are 100 to 200 yuan, which are lower than those of ordinary hospitals. Yu Yijing, deputy director of the Taoyuan City Health Bureau, said that there is no sign of registration fees in Taoyuan City yet. Fees have been increased, and currently the highest is the holiday emergency registration fee of 500 yuan for Minsheng and Tiansheng hospitals.
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