Court declares NHI rule unconstitutional

Current regulations that require people who have returned to Taiwan either briefly or have cut short trips overseas to pay National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums are unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, as such regulations needed a stronger legal basis given the importance of the issue.

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