Ying-Nan Bi

Introduction For a long time, it has been generally perceived that the health insurance fund is primarily responsible for providing payment support services for the medical diagnosis and treatment of sick insured such as the purchase of surgical services and the reimbursement of the cost of pharmaceuticals for the insured.1 However, when a pandemic strikes, these traditional services no longer seem to meet the needs of the insured.

Introduction As an important providers of primary care services, general practitioners (GPs) are often likened to gatekeepers of health. A gatekeeper is a person or policy that acts as an intermediary, who can control access from one point to another.