Taipei, Sept. 22 (CNA) The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it plans to raise the ceiling on co-payments for hospital stays covered by Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) program starting next year. Under the proposed changes, the co-payment cap for a single hospital stay for a particular condition will be NT$57,000 (US$1,883), up from NT$51,000. Meanwhile, accumulated co-payments for hospital stays over a year, regardless of how many times a patient is admitted or how long they stay in hospital, will be capped at NT$94,000, up from NT$86,000. Under the National Health Insurance Act, hospital stay co-payments are adjusted annually to reflect the increase in per capita income. Based on the latest data from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, the one-time hospital stay cap equals 6 percent of average income, while the annual cap equals 10 percent.