News About: Goverment
Health ministry revises pharmacy’s dispensing plan
The health ministry said yesterday that its Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee approved the revised dispensing plan to fix the pharmacy management fee to 470 won per visit.
Under the plan, the additiona...
Medication fee hike at general hospitals triggers debate
The Ministry of Health and Welfare increased share of patient’s pay for prescription drugs two months ago as part of a government move to discourage patients with 52 minor diseases from frequently visiting big medical...
Ministry, pharmacists to discuss easier access plan to OTC drugs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and representatives from the Korean Pharmaceutical Association are expected to have a meeting within this week to discuss the sensitive issue to allow supermarkets to sell more over-...
Lee names KFDA chief as new senior secretary
President Lee Myung-bak yesterday named Noh Yun-hong, a technocrat currently heading the Korea Food and Drug Administration, as Lee’s new senior secretary for employment and welfare.
In a press release, Cheong Wa D...
Lee to appoint new KFDA chief
President Lee Myung-bak is expected to name the next head of the Korea Food and Drug Administration as Noh Yun-hong on Sunday was tapped as senior secretary for employment and welfare.
Pharmacy college Professor Ki...
Constitutional Court to rule on financial integration of health insurance
The Constitutional Court, which examined the statements of experts in a suit Thursday, will deliver a verdict on a key issue regarding the financial integration of the country’s health insurance scheme adopting two ca...
Health ministry on the rack over pharmacy’s costs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s attempt to readjust pharmacy’s management and dispensing fee was crushed Thursday as representatives of pharmacists, doctors, consumers and the administration failed to reach an ag...
Government gets tough on health insurance fraud
The government will disclose the names of pharmacies that are found to have submitted falsified reports of drug dispensing costs to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, according to the Korean Pharmaceu...
Health ministry to push drug pricing reform
Health and Welfare Minister Rim Che-min indicated Wednesday that his ministry will not seek to push its plan to slash the price of about half the drugs on the market by an average of 14 percent starting next year.
...
Drug makers to face crackdown on rebates
It has long been a tough challenge for health authorities to break corrupt ties between drug makers, doctors and pharmacists.
Seemingly, however, the crackdown on illegal rebate activities in the drug industry has ...
