In August, while the Legislative Yuan was in recess, the Department of Health and the NHIB decided to raise both the percentage deducted from paychecks for health insurance premiums and the "co-payment" (i.e. the amount that individuals seeking medical treatment must pay themselves).
衛生署、健保局在八月立法院休會期間，決定「雙漲」政策，調漲健保費和民眾就醫的「部分負擔」自付額。