Low NHI floor helped 300,000: HPABy Hou Chia-yu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe lowering of the eligibility age floor for National Health Insurance (NHI)-funded preventive examinations for adults has benefited 300,000 young adults this year, allowing them to seek care earlier to manage chronic disease, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said on Thursday last week. As of last month, the agency had recorded 300,000 people aged 30 to 39 who have conducted their first-ever preventive examination, it said. The government hopes to discover symptoms and thus intervene sooner to reduce the risk of disease, the agency said. Regular checkups can help people identify symptoms of chronic illnesses early, even when the body appears healthy, Shen said. More than 7,000 hospitals and clinics nationwide offer such examinations, and people can search for information and schedule appointments online, Shen said.

Source: Taipei Times December 25, 2025 17:23 UTC