Taiwan’s Single-Payer National Health Insurance At 30 Years, Part 1: Performance And Challenges Tsung-Mei Cheng September 14, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/taiwan-s-single-payer-national-health-insurance-30-years-part-1-performance-and?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9UWYZ22MH2ePI6NRYgkAi3qw8zVh8LLDl7JvOGbjBsWDEnW4l4pPQzqfsKh5WcUXoT_kQTBJw0PeesllsfN0xbVDTSpQ&_hsmi=439651014&utm_source=hasu In considering the program’s past three decades, this retrospective serves as a tribute to Uwe Reinhardt, who recommended a single-payer system for Taiwan and played a pivotal role in the NHI’s development.