News About: Goverment
New reimbursement guideline for hepatitis B drug to be drafted
The government said Tuesday it will establish a new guideline for the reimbursement of hepatitis B drugs, such as Viread, Hepsera, Baraclude and Zeffix.
Under the guideline, Viread can be reimbursed in patients wit...
NHIC under fire for lax management
The National Health Insurance Corp. came under fire since it failed to retrieve 4.46 million won from three U.S. servicemen here, who committed violent acts to some Koreans.
A report released by Rep. Lee Hak-young ...
Number of Inpatients suffering from atopic dermatitis rising
With the growing consumption of processed foods and exposure to allergens, the number of inpatients suffering from atopic dermatitis has been on the gradual increase over the past five years, while the total number of...
24-hour convenient stores to recruit pharmacists
Convenient stores, including Mini-Stop, are looking for pharmacists as 13 over-the-counter drugs selected by the government will be sold outside pharmacies, including at 24-hour convenience stores, from November 15.
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Government to revise medical dispute arbitration law
The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to enact a bill to revise the medical dispute mediation and arbitration law around next month, which has been boycotted by doctors.
The salient points of the revision includ...
Plans aims to help patients’ rights
Aimed at protecting patients’ rights fully, the government yesterday published a guidebook that can be easily adopted in all medical facilities.
Under the guideline, patients’ personal information cannot be shared ...
Gilead’s Viread to be covered by health insurance
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) said Monday that it would list Gilead Sciences’ Viread (tenofovir) into the positive list from November, as the US based company’s Korean exclusive distributor Yuhan Co...
Bill on DUR in legislature is one of 75 to be deliberated
The National Assembly will pass a bunch of bills, Drug Utilization Review (DUR) program, within this month as the floor leaders of the ruling and opposition parties agreed to open a voting session
The ruling Saenu...
Medical bills for artificial tooth correction will go down
The costs that the elderly will have to shoulder for correction of denture will go down thanks to the government’s plan to restructure the national health insurance scheme, the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family ...
Eight drugs added to less insurance coverage have less coverage on 8 drugs
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service said Monday that eight medicines, including Ilyang Pharmaceutical’s Supect, a newly developed drug for myelogenous leukemia and Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s Rispidone, will...
