News About: Goverment
Recommendation on Scope and Timing of Insurance Coverage Expansion Made
At the recently held conference sponsored by the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC), Professor Lee Geon-seh of Konkuk Medical College stressed that the government must give careful considerations towards bot...
Medical Expense for Blood Transfusion Up by 9,130 Won
In order to secure a financial coverage for ensuring safety measures on the blood transfusion service, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced that the transfusion charge will increase by 9,130 won for eac...
Joint Reviews on Improving National Pension Fund Structure Planned
The National Pension Corporation (NPC) recently announced of its plan to form a joint task force team with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to perform a series of reviews and adjustments towards the current national...
Government Aims to Expand Investigations on Current Wholesale Transaction Practices
In light of a recent discovery of counterfeit antihypertensive Novarsc medications that contain no therapeutic efficacy, the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) plans to undertake a joint investigative effort wi...
Court Rules Government to Abort Unilateral Disposition on Medical Insurance Drug Pricing
The recent ruling from the Seoul Administration Court to abort the unilateral disposition by the government to lower the medical insurance prices for certain ethical medications is creating repercussions in the domest...
MOHW Brings Forth Regulatory Reforms to Foster Neutraceutical Industry
As the government aims to outlay a successive provision of relief measures under its overall regulatory reform initiatives, the domestic neutraceutical industry and its constituents are encouraged over a positive pros...
Government, Healthcare Professionals Alarmed by Novarsc Counterfeits
According to a recent report released by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA), there are over 30 retail pharmacies that have dispensed the counterfeit Novarsc medications to the public, where an unauthorized ...
HIRA Plans to Obtain ISO 9001 Certification on EDI Transaction System
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) announced that it plans to obtain the ISO 9001 certification on the EDI (electronic data interchange) transaction system used for insurance-related operational processes, incl...
Industry-Wide Consensus Reached for Small Packaging Requirement
The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (KPMA) recently sent a letter of recommendation describing its agreement on an elimination of one-year preparation clause for the proposed pharmaceutical small packag...
KFDA Disallows Isoflavone as Approved Food Ingredient
The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) recently announced that Soy Isoflavone could not be used as a food ingredient as of current, based on a number of concerns and arguments over the safety profile of Isoflav...
