[cilea]

Taiwan's health care system is quite comprehensive, coverage includes annual eye examination, teeth cleaning, etc. And, I don't remember paying much for it. People usually go straight to the hospital instead of visiting their family doctors. Most checkups (e.g. X-ray, blood check) are done at the hospital; no need to do mulitple trips. I actually prefer Taiwan's system over Canada's. The thing is, Taiwan's system is relatively newer (the same with their subway). It is difficult to compare.

[geomark]

Are these hospitals private or public? The experiences posted in this thread are very similar to my experiences in Thailand at private hospitals which are really nice world class facilities with mostly very good doctors. The public hospitals, however, tend to be way over subscribed and quite poor quality in service and facilities. I'm wondering if there is a private versus public hospital divide in Taiwan.

[itsZero]

Both. The best hospital is a public one and tons of smaller or local hospitals run by both private (usually non-profits) or public. I think the smaller public one do suffer from resource shortage but fair service and quality are still expected and available. (but i live mostly in the city, I do imagine remote area would have some problems)