NHIA outlines reimbursement increases

EXPANDED PAYMENTS: The increased disbursements cover a variety of categories including childbirth, pediatric care, nursing care and a range of surgical procedures By Lo Pi / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source Reimbursement rates for two major categories of medical services are to increase, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) said in a statement yesterday.Higher reimbursement rates for 90 major surgical procedures were approved at a joint meeting on the NHI medical service payment schedule on June 25, it said.The plan is expected to take effect as early as Sept. 1, NHIA Chief Secretary Liu Lin-yi (劉林義) said. The National Health Insurance logo is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Chiu Chih-jou, Taipei Times The first major category would cover payments for pedi