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Drug companies to penalize against no compliance of production reports
The pharmaceutical manufacturers are legally obligated to report their pharmaceutical productions periodically to the government authority but found some companies did not comply, for which the government intended to ...
New health minister unveils nation's health and medical reforms
In her first press interview with reporters on March 6, Minster of Health and Welfare Kim Wha-jung announced her plan to carry out landmark reforms in the nation's health and medical systems. Excepts:
1) Ongoing sy...
Bills for minor diseases like common cold to review by computer.
The Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) mulls to adopt a computer review system for the bills charged on minor disorders such as common cold to speed up the review more efficiently and scientifically.
Mr. Shin Yo...
NTS to probe medical institutions shunning credit cards
National Tax Service disclosed on March 6 that its special investigation will soon be made on any medical institutions including pharmacies which are found to shun the usage of credit cards habitually (10 times) and/o...
MOHW to revamp national pension scheme.
Minister Kim indicated in the press interview on Mar. 4 that the NHI financing system should be integrated by the end of coming June and the current low-premium but high payment structures of the national pension sche...
New government wants to stabilize conventional structure of health ministry
Business sources said that the new appointments of Vice minister of Health and Welfare Kang Yoon-koo and Commissioner of Korea Food and Drug Administration Shim Chang-koo reflected the new government's aim to stabiliz...
First field inspection on bulk drug manufacturer.
The KFDA earlier adopted so called "Bulk Drug Report" system in July last year, applying to all bulk drugs, and under this program the KFDA is going to take a field inspection for the first time over a bulk drug manuf...
Company of more than one employee turned to Employee Insurance Category.
Effective from coming July the national health insurance system will remarkably changed to an effect that the company employee insurance encompasses all the small private company having even one employee according to ...
Kang Yoon-kyu appointed new vice minister of Health ministry
President Roh Moo-hyun released a list of 34 new vice ministers of government agencies on March 3, including Kang Yoon-kyu, chief of social welfare policy as a new vice minister of Health and Welfare and professor Shi...
New Minister Kim mulls president's pledges to implement.
Minister Kim Wha-joong, the first new minister of MOHW in the Participatory Government has now home tasks how to implement the pledges President Roh promised during his election campaign in the health and welfare area...
