Taiwan reports first-day signups ahead of Health GO voucher redemption

Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare reported 90,445 Health GO app registrations in the first 24 hours of its Health Token earning phase, alongside 207,813 people consenting to the programme through the National Health Insurance app. The October 2 release provides early participation figures for a scheme whose merchant-voucher redemption is scheduled to start December 1. [S02][S03] The figures cover October 1 at 10 a.m. to October 2 at 10 a.m. Consent and Health GO registration are different enrolment steps; the totals are not voucher redemptions, spending or a measured conversion rate. The ministry also acknowledged real-name verification problems affecting some operating systems or browsers and said it was addressing them. [S02] Health Token first-day participation steps People reported at each distinct step during the same first24-hour window. People at the reported step Consent in National Health Insurance app: 207813 people Completed lifestyle assessment: 186462 people Registered in Health GO: 90445 people Different, potentially overlapping steps. Do not add the bars or treat their ratios as verified conversion rates. These are not voucher redemptions, spending or health outcomes; redemption was scheduled for December1. Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare, October2 release The Health Promotion Administration ’s partner