香港九名患者在新年元旦新醫院收費制度生效時免於支付更高費用。醫院管理局行政總監李麗碧表示實施順利。此改革旨在提升公營醫療系統的可持續性。
香港公營醫院的新收費制度於2026年1月1日新年元旦生效，要求病情較輕及經濟能力較強的患者支付更高費用，同時為嚴重及緊急病例提供更多支援。此舉是為了提升公營醫療系統的可持續性，該系統主要由納稅人資助。
據報，午夜後不久有九名患者到訪公立醫院急症室（A&E），他們免於支付更高費用，而其他患者則表示無奈支付更多或選擇求診私家醫生。醫院管理局行政總監李麗碧（Libby Lee Ha-yun）於周四早些時候表示，新收費的實施順利，已部署超過1,000名員工協助患者並宣傳變更。
李麗碧說：「這標誌著我們收費改革的開始。我們希望更好地利用資源，支持病情較急及嚴重的患者。」
她補充：「目前約有35,000人獲批醫療費用豁免……這數字符合我們的預期。」當被問及為何遠低於預測的140萬時，她解釋只有管理局的患者且有醫療需要的人才會申請豁免。
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