Taiwan national health insurance fund rises to $7b in 2025

Premium revenues reached NT$861.9b wilst medical benefits totalled NT$832.9b.

Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Fund recorded a net reserve fund of $1.5b (NT$45.7b) in 2025 on an accrual basis.

Premium revenues reached $27.6b (NT$861.9b) in 2025, whilst medical benefits totalled $26.7b (NT$832.9b), data from the National Health Insurance Administration showed.

After bad debt and other items were included, the fund recorded a net reserve fund increase of $1.5b (NT$45.7b) for the year.

The reserve fund accumulated balance stood at $6.6b (NT$207.8b) at the end of 2025. This was higher than $5.2b (NT$162.2b) in 2024 and $4.4b (NT$138.8b) in 2023.

On a cash-flow basis, premium revenues totalled $27.1b (NT$847.8b) in 2025, whilst medical benefits reached $26.8b (NT$838.2b). 

Other income and items added $0.7b (NT$20.4b), leaving a cash-flow balance of $1.0b (NT$30.0b).

The 2025 figures show an improvement from 2024, when the cash-flow balance was $1.5b (NT$47.0b) and the accrual-basis net reserve fund was $0.7b (NT$23.4b). 

The table also shows that the fund moved back into positive territory after deficits in 2020 and 2021.

Preliminary figures for 2026 show the reserve fund continued to rise in the first three months. 

The accumulated balance reached $6.7b (NT$208.1b) in January, $6.8b (NT$213.3b) in February, and $6.5b (NT$204.2b) in March.

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