從韓醫發展經驗探討臺灣中醫政策變革之可行性以「韓國韓醫藥育成法」為例

A Feasibility Discussion on Policy Innovation in Taiwan's TCM with Reference to Korea's History of Development in the area

「臺灣」和「韓國」，有很多類似之處，同樣被日本殖民統治過、經過戰爭的洗禮、傳統醫學有國家級的保險給付、快速經濟成長及發展成高度民主自由國家。韓國的「傳統醫學」稱為「韓醫學」其源自中國是不可否認的事實。以前韓國派人來臺灣學習臺灣的中醫及健保制度，如今韓國的傳統醫學比臺灣更發達、法制面更健全、自費市場更發展、國家的支援和產學的合作更緊密，這不是偶然的，是經過很多事情發生後，韓國的韓醫才有今天的局面，在此簡單介紹給中醫同道參考及省思，為什麼他們可以比臺灣的中醫專法「中醫藥發展法」更早日成行（韓國2003年，臺灣2019年），再進一步擬訂出更多中醫專法如「中藥師法」和「中醫輔助人員法」。

“Taiwan” and “South Korea” have many similarities. They have both had been colonized by Japan, and experienced the World War II, with traditional medicine being covered national insurance covered, rapid economic growth, and development into a highly democratic and free country. The “traditional medicine” in South Korea is called “Korean Medicine” and its origin in China is an undeniable fact. In the past, South Korea sent people to Taiwan to study Taiwan's traditional Chinese medicine and health care system. Nowadays, Korean traditional medicine is more developed than Taiwan, the legal system is more developed, and national support and industry-academia cooperation are stronger. This is no accident. After many struggles, Korean doctors in South Korea are in today's situation. Here is a brief historical introduction for Chinese medicine colleagues here in Taiwan for reference and reflection. Why they can have done it earlier and better, and we hope that Taiwan's Chinese medicine law “Chinese Medicine and pharmacy Development Act” will be substantively implemented soon. Furthermore we are formulating and advocating more traditional Chinese medicine laws such as the “Traditional Chinese Pharmacist Law” and the “Traditional Chinese Medical Assistant Law”.