Professor calls for health insurance reform

Expenses covered by national health insurance, which were at 34.9 trillion won in 2010, are projected to increase nearly 18-fold to 623.4 trillion won by 2050, or 21.7 percent of gross domestic product.

However, given that the average age of the population is accelerating and that the demand for free medical service as part of social welfare is on the rise, the demand for medical services wi...