As a result, the ratio of out-of-pocket expenses to covered expenses has been rising steadily in recent years. In early October, the THRF published a survey showing that more than 46 % of the public paid medical fees over and above their copay-ments and coinsurance costs.
10 月初，醫療改革基金會公布的調查顯示，超過 46 % 的民眾在醫院看病時，除了掛號費與部分負擔費用外，還需要掏腰包自付其他費用。