News About: Goverment
Dong-A’s rebate scandal turns into truth game
Who is telling the truth?
Two former employee of Dong-A Pharmaceutical testified in Monday’s court hearing that they had no scheme to offer any illegal rebate to doctors per a 15-minute educational video in an effo...
Government to brace for uninsured medical fees
The government plans to cope with growing public complaints associated with health care not covered by National Health Insurance – elective medical service, uninsurable patient room and high costs of caregivers, accor...
Health insurance should cover Glivec 400 mg, lawmaker says
Rep. Kim Mi-hee of the minor United Progressive Party (UPP) said last Thursday that chronic myeloid leukemia medicine Glivec 400 mg should be covered by national health insurance, citing Glivec 100 mg is already inclu...
7 in 10 backs scrapping of elective medical service
Seven out of 10 Korean patients agree to abolishing the controversial elective service due to their growing financial burden, a survey showed.
According to the survey conducted by the Korea Organization for Patient...
Growing interest on group purchasing organization system
With the closing of Jinju Medical Center due to an annual loss of 7 billion won incurred by the troubled medical institution, a group purchasing organization (GPO) system is coming to the fore within the medical indus...
Japanese Encephalitis advisory issued
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP) issued an advisory on Japanese Encephalitis after finding delayed imports of imports of live attenuated vaccines due to suspended production fueled by the s...
Drug regulator to map out clinical guideline on hepatitis B drugs
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) said Wednesday it will draw up a new guideline to specify in detail the assessment of hepatitis B drugs in local clinical trials.
So far, the ministry has updated the cou...
Health insurance premium to rise 1.7%
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday it will raise health insurance premiums by 1.7 percent beginning next year.
Under the ministry's plan, individual subscribers and workplace subscribers must pay an a...
Public pharmacist plan hits snag
There are concerns that the public pharmacist plan, which is designed to fix the shortage of pharmacists in rural areas, could be derailed.
“At this moment, we don't have any plan to introduce the new system due to...
National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee to screen 92 bills
The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee plans to deal with 92 bills related to the national subsidy for local public medical centers, anti-rebate measures and special provisions of Ginseng Industry Promot...
