National health insurance allowances total 12.9 trillion won in first half

The National Health Insurance Corporation says that health insurance payment in the first half of this year amounted to 12.9 trillion won, up 7.9 percent from the same period of last year.

Medical outlays at pharmacies accounted for 3.4 trillion won, up 8.5 percent from a year earlier. The combined pharmacy reimbursement claims in June amounted to 597.7 billion won, up 6.4 percent compared w...