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to review related topics on November 27. Considering the nature of social insurance, the impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the need to strengthen investments in health care system, the

Committee members agreed that the premium rate should be increased in 2021. After heated discussions,

the Committee concluded with two adjustment plans of "4.97%" and "5.47%~5.52%", which were
subsequently submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval by the MOHW. The Executive Yuan then

approved that the standard premium rate to be adjusted to 5.17% starting from January 1, 2021. The
supplementary premium rate was adjusted to 2.11% in accordance with the law.

The Committee members of the NHIC also paid close attention to the use of the total budget for

the fiscal year 2020. With the support of the Committee members, the NHIA was able to continuously
introduce new diagnosis and treatment items, medicines and special medical materials in 2020, and

included ten expensive Chinese medicines, reducing the financial burden for patients. In addition, 9

the Committee members continued to be concerned about treatment strategies for expensive new
immuno-oncology drugs and new hepatitis C full oral drugs, and put forward suggestions for reviewing

payment criteria, so that covered items can better meet the medical needs of the people. In addition, the

Committee members also called on the NHIA to implement the relevant measures to promote the NHI’s
referral system and to improve the quality of dental infection control, so that the public can receive better

medical care under the umbrella of universal health insurance.
Based on the standpoint of the supervision of the NHI program, the NHIC completed the NHI

Annual Monitor Report for fiscal year 2019. According to the performance metrics, the NHIC requested

the NHIA to improve the equitable allocation of medical resources and improvement strategies to protect
the health rights of the insured. In the future, the NHIC will continue to advance toward the goal of

expanding public participation and enhancing the efficiency of resource allocations. It is hoped that by
continuously improving the operation of various undertakings, the NHIC will become a key pillar for the

sustainable operation of the NHI program.