Besides the fact that when the NHI system was introduced, no thought was given to the special characteristics and problems of children's healthcare--an omission that has resulted in underfunding in pediatric care--in recent years Taiwan's birthrate has registered a rapid decline. Last year, for the first time, the number of births fell below 200,000. The children's healthcare market is shrinking and pediatricians are grumbling.
除了健保開辦時沒有考慮到兒童醫療的特性與困難度，導致兒科給付偏低，近年出生率快速降低，去年新生兒數量首次低於 20 萬人，兒童醫療市場緊縮，兒科更是叫苦連天。