NHI data from recent years show that the poor make greater use of curative and palliative services such as outpatient care and surgery, and that the relatively well to do make greater use of preventive services, such as teeth cleanings and checkups.
從近年健保的使用率來看，門診、手術等「治療性」醫療都是窮人的使用率較高，而「預防性」的醫療服務，如洗牙、健檢等，則富人使用的多。