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Cancer Related NHI Expenditures Exceed 800 Billion Won for Year 2003
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) recently released the statistical data on the Year 2003 National Health Insurance (NHI) actual budgetary expenditures incurred on behalf of the cancer patients who were...
Medical Communities Would Not Accept Unjustified NHI Fee for MRI Test
The medical communities led by the Korea Hospital Association (KHA) are raising their concerns over the government’s current National Health Insurance (NHI) medical service fee valuation for the Magnetic Resonance Ima...
More Hospitals Up for Sale, amid Stagnant Transactions
In light of the current extended economic slowdowns, more hospitals are becoming available for sale in the market, due to increasing management difficulties experienced by hospitals affecting their profitability and c...
Nation’s Shortage of Polio Vaccines Brings out Concerns
The domestic availability of injectable polio vaccine (IPV) is expected to be short of its required supply level throughout the February of next year, driven by the production difficulties experienced by Aventis Paste...
Korea, China Reach Collaborative Agreements on Advancing Oriental Medicine PracticesFrom the 7th annual collaborative committee meeting on oriental and Chinese medicines between Korea and China, both countries made a cooperative agreement to promote reciprocal ...
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Doctors Forecast Grim Outlooks for Next Year
The doctors with their own medical clinics are expressing their concerns over the worsening conditions in managing and operating their businesses, based on a recent survey conducted by Medicaljob, a web-based medical ...
New Hypertension Guidelines Focus on Prevention
The Korean Society of Hypertension (KSH) has published a revised Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypertension Treatment, based on its collection and analysis of various statistical data generated from the Ministry of...
Request Made for Regulatory Measures on Unapproved Free Medical Practices
The board members of the Korean Hospital Association (KHA) recently visited Mayor Lee Myung-bak of the nation’s capital, Seoul, to express their concerns over the current issues surrounding the hospital management, an...
Sexual Dysfunctions by Colorectal Cancer Patients Can Be Treated
In an effort to promote awareness of colorectal cancer and its related subjects, The Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences (KIRMA) will host an event on December 17th, marking “Year 2004 Day of Colorect...
Future Medical Cost by Individuals Will Significantly Increase
The National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) recently released its comparative analysis on the domestic health insurance key indices and characteristics as compared to other OECD countries.
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