Taiwan's healthcare system is renowned for its cost-effectiveness and quality. The Journal of the American Medical Association highlights its single-payer model, which controls costs while ensuring universal coverage. Funded primarily through payroll-based premiums, Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) also offers subsidies for low-income groups.

Taiwan's healthcare system, renowned for its affordability and accessibility under the National Health Insurance (NHI), faces significant challenges. Rising deficits, healthcare worker shortages, overcrowded hospitals, and rural-urban disparities in access strain the system.

Brief patient consultations and closures of smaller hospitals highlight these issues. Experts warn that without systemic reforms, the NHI's sustainability and quality of care may be at risk.