In response, early in 2008 the BNHI put forward legislative amendments that would take into account total annual income-either individual or household-but sadly these changes are still languishing in the legislature. Currently, Minister Yang is pushing hard for the changes to be enacted as soon as possible in order to "save the NHI's finances."
針對這點，健保局其實早已於去（2008）年初修法推動以「個人總所得」為保費計費標準的「1.5 代健保」，或是以「家戶總所得」為標準的「2 代健保」，可惜目前仍擱置在立法院中。