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11,516 households face hard times from rising health insurance premium
A total of 11,516 households living on leases in Seoul alone have shouldered additional burden of average 8,356 won on monthly health insurance premium in the first quarter due to rising “jeonse” or “wolse” prices, wh...
Lawmaker advocates vaccine autonomy
When the influenza A (H1N1) fear swept the world two years ago, Koreans were relieved over the domestic availability of vaccines. Green Cross Korea produced the vaccine "Green Flu S" in December.
During the parlia...
Lawmakers call for careful approach over massive drug price cuts
The ruling and opposition lawmakers called on the government to reconsider its plan to cut drug prices by an average of 17 percent starting next year.
During the Assembly’s final audit of the health ministry and th...
Pharmacists are alert over revision of pharmaceutical affairs law
Pharmacy owners are still nervous of the lawmakers’ movement over the possible passage of a bill to revise the Pharmacy Law, designed to allow the sale of painkillers and cold medicines at convenience stores.
It is...
Assessment of President Lee’s 4-year welfare policies
President Lee Myung-bak’s 4-year welfare policies are assessed “poor” by the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ).
The civic group said Thursday that Lee’s 84 welfare policies deserve no positive grade, ...
Korea’s breast cancer prevalence highest in OECD
The nation’s prevalence of breast cancer has recently revealed a 3.5-fold increase from 1996 to 2008, showing the highest increase in OECD countries, according to the Korean Breast Cancer Society (KBCS).
According ...
2011 welfare budget to rise 6.4%
The government has increased its welfare budget for next year by 6.4 percent from this year to 92 trillion won.
Its welfare budget amounts to 28.2 percent of total expenditure, taking the largest portion for the se...
Existing prices of 121 drugs to be maintained
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced its notice, Friday, that the conventional prices of 121 drugs from six pharmaceutical firms remain unchanged.
Among them are the nation's No.1 pharmaceutical's ― Dong-A'...
Pharmaceutical risk-sharing agreements
Increased spending on pharmaceuticals continues to foster debate over healthcare policy. The increasing costs of bringing new drugs to the market, as well as increased utilization of pharmaceuticals contribute to incr...
NHIC seeks 2011 NHI price negotiation
The local health providers and the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) had a meeting Friday to discuss the contract of the National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement prices next year.
The six medical an...
