Definition of "Measures for the Administration of Health Insurance": Health insurance refers to insurance that insurance companies pay insurance money for losses caused by health reasons through sickness insurance, medical insurance, disability income loss insurance and nursing insurance.
Sickness insurance refers to the insurance in which the payment of insurance benefits is conditional on the occurrence of diseases agreed in the insurance contract.
Medical insurance refers to the insurance that pays the insurance premium on the condition that the medical behavior agreed in the insurance contract occurs, and provides protection for the medical expenses of the insured during the medical treatment.
Disability income loss insurance refers to the insurance that pays insurance benefits on the condition that the insured loses the ability to work due to illness or accidental injury agreed in the insurance contract, and provides protection for the insured's income reduction or interruption in a certain period of time.
Nursing insurance refers to the insurance that pays insurance money on the condition that the daily living ability disorder agreed in the insurance contract leads to nursing needs, and provides protection for the nursing expenses of the insured.
The so-called short-term health insurance refers to health insurance with an insurance period of less than one year (including one year).