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Using private finance to reform healthcare – Taiwan Focus

January 16, 2014 | BY

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Taiwan needs to reform its healthcare system. Europe and Japan have both set examples in the innovative use of private finance, but the government needs to be aware of the risks

Taiwan's early welfare policies were based on an informal social support system. The legal system played only a supplemental role. Since 1990, Taiwan society has seen gradual economic development and