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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Jin-Ding Lin1, Jia-Ling Wu2, and Jane-Fung Yeng1. (1) School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, P.O. Box 90048-509, Nei-Hu, Taipei, 114, Taiwan, 886-2-87923100 ex 18447, a530706@ndmctsgh.edu.tw, (2) Research Center for Intellectual Disabilities Taiwan (RCIDT), Chung-Hua Foundation for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, P.O Box 90048-509, Nei-Hu, Taipei, 114, Taiwan
Although Taiwan has already had a higher quality of health care compared with other countries, it still needs to review the quality and effectiveness of services provided. The lack of health care policy for persons with disabilities is a reflection of health care provision in Taiwan. Health care provision problems will limit persons with disabilities in their access to the health care system. The purpose of the present study was to examine the general beliefs about: the current health care policies for persons with intellectual disability (ID). Data was obtained from two ways, the first is the government policies analysis, and the second is the interviews with representatives for key stakeholders in the field of ID. The results illustrated that health care service problems for persons with ID included: how to enforce the discovery system and early intervention service, disability evaluation system, National Health Insurance (NHI) medical payment and medical care resource development are still confining their quality of care. Furthermore, the links between social welfare, education and health care have been lost because the dual roles of scientists and social reformers are fundamentally at odds with one another. Health care scientists have become less reform minded as a consequence of the conditions of their work. Consequently, a complete and coordinated health care policy for persons with ID becomes unattainable in society. The present paper draws on evidence from research and policies to explore the problems and potentials of service development for persons with disabilities, and to identify review and action points for managing its implementation.
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Keywords: Disability Policy, Health Care
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.