The pay for its five full-time staff is far lower than what they could receive elsewhere. The office fridge was even graciously donated by a relative of one of the employees. Yet, in spite of all this, without rice the cleverest housewife cannot prepare a meal. Without financial support from the government, the "advocacy-oriented" THRF's path is a lot tougher than typical "service-oriented" non-profit organizations.
然而巧婦難為無米之炊，雖然醫改會的核心幹部皆是不支薪的義工，5 位專職人員的薪水也遠低於外面的行情，辦公室中的冰箱還是員工家屬友情贊助的，但屬「倡議」性質的醫改會，一路走來卻比一般「服務型」的 NPO 辛苦。