News About: Goverment
National health insurance to cover new rheumatism drug
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday that Janssen Korea’s rheumatism medication Simponi (golimumab) will be covered by national health insurance through the public hearing.
Simponi, the first once-month...
Saenuri Party’s committee member named health and welfare vice ministerPresident Park Geun-hye Wednesday named 20 vice ministers who are supposed to be specialists in their fields of expertise.
Park recruited Lee Young-chan, a health and welfar...
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KFDA approves Erivedge for basal cell carcinoma
The Korea Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it approved Erivedge (vismodegib 150 mg) as a new treatment for adult patients with basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer.
Developed by S...
Government to settle medical disputes under mutual discussionNewly nominated Health and Welfare minister Chin young said Monday that he will seek to lubricate the long-term friction between medical and pharmaceutical camps through mutual ...
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Health minister-nominee triggers concerns over welfare policy
Will Chin Young, nominee for health and welfare minister, push costly welfare programs amid budgetary concerns?
All eyes in the industry are now on President Park Geun-hye's pick who backed away from controversial ...
Health and welfare minister nominee quizzed over welfare policy stance
Four ministerial nominees were quizzed over their vision to lead the respective ministries at National Assembly confirmation hearings on Wednesday.
Chin Young, who was nominated to head the Ministry of Health and W...
Law banning oriental doctor’s medical practices deemed constitutional
The nation’s highest court ruled last Thursday that the current Medical Law, which bans oriental medical doctors from practicing medical treatment using sonograms in diagnois, is indeed constitutional.
The Constitu...
Young male depression patients growing
Depression is weighing down men in their 20s due to difficulty in finding a job and gloomy prospects for their future, according to the National Health Insurance Corp. (NHIC).
Data revealed Monday indicated that th...
Health insurance covers Brilinta from this month
AstraZeneca Korea said Monday that the nation’s health insurance has covered Brilinta (ticagrelor) tablets, an oral antiplatelet treatment for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), starting this month.
The insurance price...
Government to set up distribution information center for medical devices
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) is working to establish a distribution information center, tentatively named the Medical Devices Distribution Information Center, which will take charge of det...
