BNHI president Liu Chien-hsiang says the savings will not actually reduce the NHI deficit, but will go toward buying newer and more effective medicines from abroad, though part of the money will be returned to insured citizens by depositing it in an emergency fund for the NHI system.
健保局總經理劉見祥表示，這些省下來的費用並不能縮減健保赤字，而是為了向國外買更新、更有效的藥物，部分則是回饋加保民眾，納入健保安全準備金。