In 1995, Taiwan implemented National Health Insurance, but in recent years the heavy costs of implementing the system have not been matched by insurance premium inputs, resulting in a situation in which the more patients hospitals see, the less effective treatment can become.
1995 年台灣開辦全民受惠的全民健保，但近幾年因著健保財務負擔沉重而實施的醫院總額制度，在「健保給付的錢不是跟著病人走」之下，醫院看的病人越多，效益可能越少。