It also doesn't help that the National Health Insurance program pays too little for clinical visits in comparison to major procedures like surgery, so that most hospitals neglect their departments of psychiatry. There is clearly a great deal of room for improvement in the treatment of anorexia within Taiwan's medical care system.
當然，目前健保的診療給付過低，導致不用開刀的精神科在綜合醫院中不受重視，種種原因，都使得台灣在厭食症的醫療領域上，還有很大的提升空間。