# \#medical\_insurance **URL:** https://tw.forumosa.com/tag/medical-insurance/563.md [Latest](https://tw.forumosa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://tw.forumosa.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://tw.forumosa.com/tags.md) --- ## [The US needs Medicaid for all](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-us-needs-medicaid-for-all/190147)
**Author:** [@OysterOmelet](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/OysterOmelet)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-us-needs-medicaid-for-all/190147 "2025-12-17T11:59:48Z")
I hope this kind of thing infuriates Americans enough to make changes in their own lifestyle and in their leadership. This is a walking poster for why we need Medicaid for all. --- ## [Mandarin only phone interview for buying medical gap insurance](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mandarin-only-phone-interview-for-buying-medical-gap-insurance/254745)
**Author:** [@Maahler](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Maahler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mandarin-only-phone-interview-for-buying-medical-gap-insurance/254745 "2025-11-25T11:07:04Z")
I am working with a Cathay Insurance agent on buying gap insurance for catastrophic medical coverage. She mentioned that there is a mandatory phone conversation with some regional manager to confirm my understanding of … --- ## [6 month waiting period OR 6 months residency for reinstating health insurance?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/6-month-waiting-period-or-6-months-residency-for-reinstating-health-insurance/241327)
**Author:** [@muubie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/muubie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/6-month-waiting-period-or-6-months-residency-for-reinstating-health-insurance/241327 "2024-06-18T12:50:20Z")
I was just talking to a friend a few moments ago. He is Taiwanese citizen who moved to the US about 35 years ago. He went back this past December and applied for his national ID card. He came back to the US right before… --- ## [NHI waiting period reset or extension?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-waiting-period-reset-or-extension/187800)
**Author:** [@Tombo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tombo)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-waiting-period-reset-or-extension/187800 "2023-04-13T00:33:26Z")
Is the NHI waiting time extended or reset when leaving the country more than once? Background: Went to the NHI center in Taipei where they confirmed to me that I need to wait 6 months to enroll in the NHI (spouse ARC, r… --- ## [Additional Health Insurance as a Foreigner. Is it worth it?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/additional-health-insurance-as-a-foreigner-is-it-worth-it/165489)
**Author:** [@dondada](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/dondada)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/additional-health-insurance-as-a-foreigner-is-it-worth-it/165489 "2021-08-11T05:19:27Z")
As a foreigner having lived in Taiwan about 5 years and starting to call this place home, I’ve been researching things like savings, building a pension and lately additional health insurance. I’m 30 and have been working… --- ## [Private health insurance no ARC or NHI](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-no-arc-or-nhi/206678)
**Author:** [@jakee](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jakee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-no-arc-or-nhi/206678 "2021-05-15T13:37:02Z")
Hi, I’m in Taiwan on a working holiday visa. I had purchased travel insurance originally but had to postpone my trip so cancelled it. Then when I could finally leave it was in a bit of a rush and I completely forgot to … --- ## [Hospital charges foreigners 30% more than Taiwan citizens](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hospital-charges-foreigners-30-more-than-taiwan-citizens/193197)
**Author:** [@Studying](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Studying)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:38am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/hospital-charges-foreigners-30-more-than-taiwan-citizens/193197 "2021-01-14T05:38:32Z")
at NTUH Taipei hospital today I was asked invoiced to pay NT40 for a regular blood test report. Arriving at the desk for payment, the computer printed NT$42. The desk lady said they could not do anything and I had to p… --- ## [Supplementary health insurance](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/supplementary-health-insurance/66081)
**Author:** [@Jaboney](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Jaboney)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/supplementary-health-insurance/66081 "2020-11-11T22:33:55Z")
Supplemental health insurance costs/month poll I’m wondering what others are paying for supplemental health insurance. I’ve been topping up since having my gall bladder out and having kids. At the moment, I think we’r… --- ## [International insurance consultant](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/international-insurance-consultant/64317)
**Author:** [@yisy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yisy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/international-insurance-consultant/64317 "2020-11-09T08:00:54Z")
I’m an international insurance consultant. If you need any kind of insurance service, please call me. My TOEIC grade is 780, and I’m totally capable of communicating with English speakers. Compulsory insurance for autom… --- ## [NHI eligible despite just getting ARC last week?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-eligible-despite-just-getting-arc-last-week/197910)
**Author:** [@Aemkeiii](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Aemkeiii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-eligible-despite-just-getting-arc-last-week/197910 "2020-10-19T13:14:44Z")
Hi, Until the end of the month I am covered by a European travel insurance. I just received my ARC as part of my Degree Program and remember/read that one has to wait 6 months until being eligible for applying for the N… --- ## [Lost my NHI because I changed my work ARC to a marriage based ARC (!)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/lost-my-nhi-because-i-changed-my-work-arc-to-a-marriage-based-arc/188615)
**Author:** [@gnaij](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gnaij)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/lost-my-nhi-because-i-changed-my-work-arc-to-a-marriage-based-arc/188615 "2020-08-24T19:09:05Z")
Here’s the story. I had lived in Taiwan for six years on a work ARC before swapping it for a marriage ARC in September. Then in October, I quit my job and moved back to the states. My wife quit hers a couple days ago and… --- ## [Recommendation for private health insurance](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/recommendation-for-private-health-insurance/183557)
**Author:** [@jameschao](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/jameschao)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/recommendation-for-private-health-insurance/183557 "2020-08-03T08:03:30Z")
Hi, since the national health insurance doesn’t kick in for 6 months, I’m looking for a private health insurance plan in the mean time. Does anyone know how much private health insurance plans run for? God any good rec… --- ## [Help! Had an Accident, not sure what to do](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-had-an-accident-not-sure-what-to-do/193298)
**Author:** [@enpower56](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/enpower56)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/help-had-an-accident-not-sure-what-to-do/193298 "2020-07-30T17:28:31Z")
Hi, I am new to this forum though not new in Taiwan. I’m looking for some helpful information, I’m a foreigner and I had an accident some time ago. It was in January, I was in the passenger seat of a scooter (my friend … --- ## [Local private insurance without NHI (with ID card and courtesy visa)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/local-private-insurance-without-nhi-with-id-card-and-courtesy-visa/192672)
**Author:** [@JanK](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/JanK)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/local-private-insurance-without-nhi-with-id-card-and-courtesy-visa/192672 "2020-06-02T09:15:57Z")
Hi. I’m moving to Taiwan in June for four years and I’ll be in a specific situation when I’ll have a courtesy visa, an ID card (spouse card) but I’ll not be able to enroll NHI. So I’m considering local private health in… --- ## [Private insurance options](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-insurance-options/191077)
**Author:** [@nightrunner](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nightrunner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-insurance-options/191077 "2020-04-22T08:03:20Z")
Can anyone tell me what private insurance companies are available in Taiwan? Also can you purchase with an ARC or do you need a permanent status APRC? I have heard of Fubon, any other please share And yes I know you g… --- ## [How to contest stingy insurance company?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/how-to-contest-stingy-insurance-company/188742)
**Author:** [@StuffNThings](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/StuffNThings)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 12:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/how-to-contest-stingy-insurance-company/188742 "2020-02-19T00:32:37Z")
Does anyone know how to go about contesting an insurance company here? Basically, the insurance company is telling us we aren’t covered in their accidental insurance policy, but we disagree and want to escalate. The lo… --- ## [International Medical insurance vs travel insurance vs NHI](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/international-medical-insurance-vs-travel-insurance-vs-nhi/63002)
**Author:** [@astrocyte](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/astrocyte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/international-medical-insurance-vs-travel-insurance-vs-nhi/63002 "2011-02-07T08:57:25Z")
Hi, I need some help and some explanation regarding the various insurance options to get. I will be coming to Taiwan for a year on a clinical fellowship. I will be attached to a hospital and undergoing training, however … --- ## [Private Health Insurance Taiwan Experiences?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-taiwan-experiences/90080)
**Author:** [@cantaloupealone](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/cantaloupealone)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-taiwan-experiences/90080 "2018-11-01T03:40:01Z")
I have NHI insurance, ARC, and long term Taiwan plans with hubby. I am mostly happy with NHI, but I am considering getting private insurance just in case of chronic disease or dismemberment by motor scooter suddenly occu… --- ## [Foreigner Medical insurance (NOT NHI)](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/foreigner-medical-insurance-not-nhi/170268)
**Author:** [@justintaiwan](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/justintaiwan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/foreigner-medical-insurance-not-nhi/170268 "2018-06-21T07:39:47Z")
Hi! I am living in Taiwan on a working holiday visa and my travel insurance is about to expire, and am looking at getting emergency accident insurance for the rest of my stay. Does this exist? I went to 新光人 and they … --- ## [Family health insurance for the first 6 month](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/family-health-insurance-for-the-first-6-month/154509)
**Author:** [@Axum](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Axum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/family-health-insurance-for-the-first-6-month/154509 "2016-08-07T14:45:32Z")
Recently my family moved to Taiwan, so they have to wait 6 month for their NHI insurance. What is the best solution to cover this period? May I find a local privat insurance nearby or choose one of the international comp… --- ## [Any advantage to getting private health insurance?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/any-advantage-to-getting-private-health-insurance/85425)
**Author:** [@kuatolives](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/kuatolives)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/any-advantage-to-getting-private-health-insurance/85425 "2015-11-13T03:12:46Z")
Hi guys I’m from Ireland. We have free healthcare, similar to Taiwan. However many people also pay for private health insurance. The advantage of this is: You can go to better hospitals. You can get private rooms in h… --- ## [Can you buy health insurance without an ARC or visa?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449)
**Author:** [@Red\_Fox\_Ace](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Red_Fox_Ace)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449 "2014-07-26T08:40:52Z")
Would some visitor who is just making 90-day visa-waiver stays in Taiwan on a US passport be able to buy Taiwanese health insurance, or is an ARC or visa needed? Also, are dental and medical insurance separate things, j… --- ## [NHI and American health insurance](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-and-american-health-insurance/72646)
**Author:** [@backfull](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/backfull)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nhi-and-american-health-insurance/72646 "2012-06-21T13:22:49Z")
Ex-pat eaching English in Taiwan and am clueless about whether NHI covers me outside of the country. Should I maintain some sort of policy in the US to cover me when I travel back, or to maintain coverage if I move home… --- ## [Question for American expats regarding health insurance](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/question-for-american-expats-regarding-health-insurance/66680)
**Author:** [@drvelocity](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/drvelocity)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/question-for-american-expats-regarding-health-insurance/66680 "2011-08-25T01:00:12Z")
I’m an American who recently got married to a Taiwanese person and in a few months will have health coverage here in Taiwan. My question is for those who are in the same situation, have you cancelled your health insuran… --- ## [NT$70,000/year health insurance?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nt-70-000-year-health-insurance/40935)
**Author:** [@rmaguir](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/rmaguir)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nt-70-000-year-health-insurance/40935 "2011-07-14T14:56:56Z")
Recently, my girlfriend’s mother said it was time to pay her health insurance…all $70,000 worth! My girlfriend’s family has been paying it for her for years, but we (being adults) can’t really let that continue, so we’r… --- ## [Int'l Health insurance for Taiwan expats not covered by NHI](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/intl-health-insurance-for-taiwan-expats-not-covered-by-nhi/571)
**Author:** [@deano606](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/deano606)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/intl-health-insurance-for-taiwan-expats-not-covered-by-nhi/571 "2011-05-11T07:21:44Z")
\[Original Subject: Private Health Insurance vs. NHP\] I’m coming out to Taiwan in October for a year at least. What insurance does anyone recommend as i will have to provide my own. I’m not bothered about insuring my bel… --- ## [Private health insurance in addition to NHI](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-in-addition-to-nhi/53654)
**Author:** [@stavang](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/stavang)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-health-insurance-in-addition-to-nhi/53654 "2009-09-17T03:21:03Z")
Hello, I’m moving to Taiwan at the end of this year to start working there, and I am trying to make a plan of all my expenses. I have visited my workplace, and they told me that getting a private health insurance is rec… --- ## [What's not covered by NHI?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/whats-not-covered-by-nhi/27026)
**Author:** [@Lo\_Bo\_To](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Lo_Bo_To)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/whats-not-covered-by-nhi/27026 "2007-06-23T13:22:04Z")
A lot of Taiwanese who are covered by National Health Insurance also pay for secondary coverage through a private insurance company. My question is what does National Health Insurance not cover? According to my gf, if … --- ## [Private insurances](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-insurances/2370)
**Author:** [@iris](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/iris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2002, 2:18am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/private-insurances/2370 "2002-10-04T02:18:37Z")
What kind of private insurances do you guys have? And where did you get them? Here? From whom? I have my private health insurance which covers accidents as well. But I have nothing like a liability insurance (in case I …