The 2022 Outlook for Health Care Policy

Abstract

Health care policy in 2022 should not be a return to the pre-pandemic, but an upstream policy that will root out recurring problems and lead to a better future. In order to not only respond to the impact of COVID-19, but also enlarge the foundation for a better future health care system, the public owned health care resources to future infectious disease X should be expanded, patient-centered value-based health care policy should go forward, and National Health Insurance coverage and health safety net should be enhanced. In particular, in order to promote patient-centered, value-oriented health care policy, health care delivery system reform should be redirected from top-down centered on tertiary hospitals to bottom-up centered on clinics, and the Primary Care Innovation Center should be established to develop and test innovative primary care models. Next year should be a year to reorganize the health care system's capacity and governance to mobilize resources, finance, and efficiently execute under any health care crisis.