With regard to the plan to increase the insurance rate that takes effect on April 1, 2010, all insurance registration organizations are urged to take corresponding action as soon as possible.
Date released: April 27, 2010
The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) notes that the Department of Health has raised the national health insurance rate to 5.17% with the maximum insurance amount increased to NT$182,000 effective as of April 1, 2010. To enable correct charging of the premium of April 2010, all insurers are urged to request adjustments and collect and pay premiums according to the rate rise plan as soon as possible if they have employees with insurance amounts exceeding NT$131,700.
The BNHI indicates that premium payment notices for April 2010 will be sent out starting on May 20 or thereabouts. All insurance registration organizations must submit insurance information no later than May 12. Organizations that retain employees with insurance amounts exceeding NT$131,700 are urged to request adjustments to these employees’ insurance amounts according to the plan as soon as possible. This will prevent such employees from being asked to make up the premium differences in the following month and it will reduce paperwork for insurers.
The BNHI would like to remind all insurance registration organizations that the rate has been increased to 5.17%. The portion that is borne by the insurance registration organization shall be calculated based on the new rate. However, the government will subsidize 100% of the increase in the premiums paid by insured employees whose insurance amounts are NT$40,100 or less, and 20% of the increase in the premiums paid by those whose insurance amounts are between NT$42,000 and NT$50,600. All insurers are urged to cooperate.
According to the new plan, persons that are covered by the National Health Insurance by registering with their local governments (Category-6 Insured Persons) shall be charged a premium of NT$749 if the income tax rate applicable to them, as provided by the tax authorities, is over 6%, or NT$659 if the applicable income tax rate is 6% or lower, with the difference (NT$90) subsidized by the government.