News About: Goverment
Police Agency to stop momentarily the investigation of doctors and pharmacies
Police Agency's investigation of medical circles over irrationality including license lending of doctors and pharmacists as well as rebate receiving was known to have been interrupted temporarily.
It was said that ...
Medical charge related documents to be kept for three years
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) and Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) are lately intensifying examination on medical treatment facilities in connection with the aggravated condition of the health insuran...
Business collusion and illegal medical bills to uproot
The MOHW plans for all round watching and investigation against a business collusion between physicians and pharmacists to eliminate any practices that might endanger the principle of the medical reform program, and t...
Self-cleanup campaign urged by government.
The MOHW strongly asked the medical and pharmaceutical communities for their self-cleanup campaign, reminding of the recent fact that the people's overall antagonism against physicians and pharmacists in their credibi...
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law revised since suggesting Measures for Finance Stabilization
It seems that Pharmaceutical Affairs Law amendment pending in National Assembly will be proceeded to the extraordinary session of the National Assembly in June, which act as stumbling block to settle medicare system. ...
Direct Payment for Medicine Fee reviewed
Lawmakers urged that direct payment system is taken a stand against rule of free market competition squarely and it should be wholly reviewed.
Rep. Son Hui-jeong insisted that Government intervention, which Insura...
Reexamination Medicine 535 items including New Medicine
Reexamination Medicine get to 535 items and 6 ingredients and 18 items will be carried out reexamination this year. It is said that reexamination medicine including new medicine reach to total 535 items.
According...
Social welfare corporations bring about illegal medical treatment acts
Social welfare corporations are deranging medical order by not receiving patients' share in the payments to attract patients, which requires a urgent countermeasure.
Yi, Won-hyeong, the Grand National Party Assembl...
Hanmi Pharm signed a contract for the sole selling of antibiotics with Sankyo, Japan
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Chairman: Lim, Sung Ki) announced that it signed a contract for the sole selling of antibiotics, Carbenin, in Korea with Sankyo Co., Ltd in Japan on April 16th.
Since it becomes the ...
Unfair business links and illegal medical bills to investigate.
The MOHW instructed all local governments to establish so called "Special Supervisory Unit for Medical Reform Program" taking responsibilities for inspecting unfair business collusive links between physicians and phar...