Alternative therapies are more expensive than a clinic visit covered by the National Health Insurance system. While the latter costs the patient only NT $ 200-300, the former runs NT $ 3,000-5,000 for the initial consultation, plus another NT $ 1,000-2,000 for each follow up visit. Given that each patient is likely to have to see the doctor four to eight times before noticing significant improvement, many find the cost a real obstacle.
比起一般健保門診自付額 200 ∼ 300 元，這種另類療法看一次病，得自費 1,000 ∼ 2,000 元，初診更得花上 3,000 ∼ 5,000 元，且每位病患得接受 4 ∼ 8 次診療，症狀才可能有明顯的改善，這是讓許多病患卻步的主因。