1<![CDATA[Medical Care - Veterans Affairs Council, R.O.C.]]>https://www.vac.gov.tw/np-1939-2.htmlVeterans Affairs Council, R.O.C. RSS channel.en-usWed, 21 Jul 2021 08:05:00 GMTRSS發行者20<![CDATA[International Medical Services]]>https://www.vac.gov.tw/cp-1939-2851-2.htmlInternational Medical Services Provided by Subsidiary Medical Institutions,

2014 through 2020

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Taipei Veterans General Hospital International Medical Service Center

Taichung Veterans General Hospital International Medical Service Center
Taichung Veterans General Hospital International Medical Service Center

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital International Medical Service Center
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital International Medical Service Center

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]]>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:05:00 GMThttps://www.vac.gov.tw/cp-1939-2256-2.html2256就醫保健處<![CDATA[Medical Care]]>https://www.vac.gov.tw/cp-1939-2251-2.htmlTo meet the primary demands to provide medical care for the numerous veterans when VAC was first established, a veterans medical service system has been gradually developed. For more than 50 years, a comprehensive veterans medical service network has served hundreds of thousands of veterans and their dependents, and become one of the most important link in the country's medical service system.
 

According to Article 14 of the ROC Veterans Assistance Act, those veterans who are sick or injured shall be treated in the veterans hospitals of VAC free of charge, or on a reduced-rate basis.

1.VAC medical institutions and system
 

Medical institutions

At present, 4 veterans general hospitals, and 12 regional veterans hospitals, together with the nursing homes and health care units in the veterans homes and domiciliary centers make up the comprehensive VAC medical service system.
In addition to caring for the health of veterans and their families, they also provide services to the general public.  The entire VAC medical service system is structured into the following three levels:

  1. Level one: Primary medical care
    This includes the health care units of veteran homes and domiciliary centers. These units provide preventive and primary medical care, as well as health education for veterans. 
    Patients beyond the capability of these units are transferred to the nearby VAC regional hospital for treatment.
     
  2. Level two: Regional hospital medical care
    The regional veterans hospitals are assigned with responsibility to support the medical services of the health units of the nearby veterans homes and domiciliary centers. These regional hospitals are to be assisted by the medical centers, and can refer their patients to the latter, when necessary.
     
  3. Level three: VAC medical centers care
    The Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospitals are of this level. Their mission is of 3-fold: medical care, teaching, and research. They are also responsible for the medical operation of the regional veterans hospitals, which includes adjusting of physicians, nurses and rehabilitation staff; professional medical technical guidance, on-the-job training, bed management, and taking referral patients from regional hospitals.
     

2. National Health Insurance vs. Veteran Medical Insurance

The National Health Insurance (NHI) was launched in 1995. Before then, veterans without employment were entitled to free medical care among VAC medical care system. After 1995 when NHI was inaugurated, the unemployed veterans and their spouses are categorized "Category 6, sub-category 1". Their premium is to be paid by VAC, and is entitled to medical services within NHI hospitals and clinics. While the employed veterans remain to be obligated to pay for their own premium in accordance with their monthly salary.
 

Besides the above medical benefits, those veterans home-cared at government expenses, and those who qualify for disabilities, are also entitled to prosthetic items like walking aids, hearing aids, reading glasses, and artificial eyes.

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