One of the World’s Best Healthcare Systems is Cracking | Gen Taiwan

Taiwan has what is considered one of the world’s best healthcare systems, a single payer system run by the government. Patients pay a premium benchmarked to their income, and co-payments to a general practitioner costs around 2.50 USD.

But this low-cost approach is being challenged with declining birth rates and an aging population adding more pressure. VICE journeys inside Taiwan’s well-oiled health system to understand why change is needed.

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