While the rates of adjustment varied, they could be as high as 100 % --for example, the fee for "partial liver removal" was raised from NT $ 4000-plus to NT $ 8000-plus. As for complaints by surgeons that they are "low-wage labor," Parng states that in the future the main focus of adjustments in universal health insurance pay schedules will be on respecting doctors 'special skills.
針對外科醫師們自認為是「廉價勞工」的抱怨，龐一鳴也表示，尊重醫師的專業是將來健保給付修訂的方向。