Until recently, Taiwan was a third-world country. Now it has universal health care. Universal health care is a significant sign of a first-world economy. Tsung-Mei Chang, MA, Health Policy Research Analyst, testified before Congress recently. He noted that a main characteristic of the single-payer system in Taiwan is equality in health care. Health care is not tied to a job. Also testifying on Taiwan's system was Ching-Chuan Yeh, former Minister of Health for Taiwan. He said this program has improved health care for low and middle-income people and lowered the country's administrative costs.
The United States should have a medical insurance system that is at least as good as that in Taiwan. The United States is the only first-world country without universal health coverage. We should have a medical insurance system comparable to that of Canada, France and Germany.
By Joel D. Joseph,
Chairman, Made in the USA Foundation
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