My kid got flu A.
They tested for flu at the clinic and then charged us 250 plus an extra 960.
They told us the extra was for the flu test.
960 for a rapid flu test?
I assumed that it was a miscommunication and that most of the 960 is for the tamiflu they gave us because maybe it wasn’t covered.
But when I checked the receipt, it says zero for extra meds and 960 for medical tests.
Did you go to the emergency room?
Tamiflu is covered by NHI only if the patient meets certain criteria:
https://www.cdc.gov.tw/File/Get/qPDbt9m5WJEtODIbkzSvkA
No
It doesn’t look like she would be covered which is where the extra cost comes from.
I don’t mind that I had to pay, I still would have paid the extra knowing it was for meds.
However, I like to know what I’m paying for and 960 for a flu test seemed strange.
Thanks for your help
Another question.
The doctor put three postage stamps on the back of the medicine list/receipt.
What’s that about?
Most likely stamp duty for the receipt.
It’s still a mystery to me when it’s required…
Yea I had stamps on the back of my receipts when I go to the doctor, no idea what for.
His boss told him to stamp the receipts. He thought he meant postage stamps.
They gave me Eraflu. Did I get cheated?
Q：診所開立之收據是否要貼印花？
A：只要有現金收入之銀錢收據每張按金額千分之四，由立據人（診所）貼印花稅票，也就是說，診所開立之收據每250元應貼1元印花，不足1元者則免貼印花（249元以下）。
Q: Do receipts issued by clinics need to be stamped with a tax stamp?
A: If a clinic receives a cash payment, tax stamps must be affixed by the issuer (the clinic) at a rate of 0.4% of the amount on the receipt. In other words, for receipts issued by the clinic, 1 yuan in stamp duty should be affixed for every 250 yuan. Amounts less than 250 yuan are exempt from stamp duty.
Tamiflu and Eraflu are both brand names of Oseltamivir. Eraflu is made by the Taiwanese company Yung Shin Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Ltd.
I have had doctors tell me Tamiflu is highly overrated. Bad side effects like nauseau/vomiting are relatively common, and the drug typically only works efficiently if it is taken ASAP - so like as soon as the patient presents with symptoms + tests positive.
Best case scenario, Tamiflu shaves like a day off of the sickness 
Hoping for the best though for your kid!
That’s what a doctor told me too.
I’ll take it.
Yes, that’s what I read after I got home and googled it.
However, I will say that my kid did take it early and she is a lot better today. A lot.
She is pretty healthy anyway so she normally recovers quickly when she is sick.
However, she is pretty dramatic so the doc probably thought it best to give it. Even if it only shaves a day off.