In 1985, the government began the selection of 41 basic-level (township, village) Farmers 'Associations for trial implementation of a farmers' insurance plan. Within three years the number of participating associations was 99, and it was decided to go to full implementation in July of 1989.
政府在民國七十四年開始選定四十一個鄉鎮市基層農會試辦農民健康保險，二年後參加試辦的農會增為九十九個，並已決定自七十八年七月開始全面實施。