In 1995, when the NHI system was established, annual expenditures on healthcare in Taiwan were NT $ 50.7 billion. By 2008, they had risen to NT $ 788.5 billion, a 15-fold increase over 14 years. Meanwhile, the number of hospital beds in Taiwan has grown from nearly 40,000 30 years ago to more than 150,000 today.
在這種情形下，國民醫療保健支出也隨之不斷升高，從 1995 年健保開辦之初的 507 億元，暴增為 2008 年的 7,885 億元，15 年增長 15 倍；病床總數也從 30 年前近 4 萬床，如今已超過 15 萬床。