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Korea to spend 10 trillion won to develop 20 new drugs
The Korean government unveiled a set of plans on Sunday to spend a combined 10 trillion won on the project to develop 20 new drugs over the next five years in collaboration with private local drug makers.
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Large hospitals obliged to disclose uninsured medical fees
From September general hospitals will be required to make public details of information about their uninsured medical fees in a bid to enhance patients’ rights to know and their selection rights on medical service.
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Professor calls for health insurance reform
Expenses covered by national health insurance, which were at 34.9 trillion won in 2010, are projected to increase nearly 18-fold to 623.4 trillion won by 2050, or 21.7 percent of gross domestic product.
However, gi...
Doctors obliged to issue duplicate prescription
Doctors will be required to issue a duplicate prescription after diagnosis and a fine of 2 billion won will be imposed to violators who fail to do so, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday.
In a meeting on...
Medical institutions urged to make opposition over reimbursement claim within 30 days
The nation’s hospitals and clinics should make oppositions to the screening results of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) over the former’s medical insurance claims within 30 days.
The HIRA s...
Clear description for medical chart are compulsory
Starting in October, doctors will be obliged to clearly describe the medical chart, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday.
According to a revised regulation on doctors, which will come into effect in Oct...
Government to cut medicine prices over illegal kickbacks
The government is considering slashing the drug prices by up to 20 percent in the second half of this year in punitive measures against illegal kickbacks.
The punishment is the result of a crackdown by the Ministr...
89% of caretakers for the elderly satisfies with long-term health care
The majority of caretakers for senior people have expressed positive attitudes toward the nation’s long-term health care for the elderly, which was introduced in July 2008, latest poll showed.
Citing the results of...
Asan Medical Center, Samsung Medical Center top list of medical service providers
Asan Medical Center and Samsung Medical Center received the first rating in the service quality assessment of hospitals in 2012, latest data showed.
According to the data released by the Health Insurance Review & A...
Large hospitals to post uninsured medical fees
From September all general hospitals should display a guide booklet on uninsured medical fees at their front desks or post them on online site, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
“The patients have th...
