Take for instance one of the most basic surgical procedures--appendectomies. Two doctors, two nurses, and an anesthesiologist must work for nearly an hour, yet the universal health insurance "technical value" payment comes to only NT $ 4910.
以外科最基礎的刀﹘﹘闌尾炎（盲腸炎）為例，二個醫師、二個護士再加上麻醉師，五、六個人忙上近一個小時，健保給付的技術費只有四千九百一十元。