Costing KRW 16 trillion in a year, customized policies for elders are urgently required

As aging of the population speeds up, it is shown that the present medical expenses of the elderly group are KRW 11 trillion more than what it used to be 8 years ago.

The Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, the Korean Medical Association, through the research data called ‘The Current State of Medical Expenses and Uses in the Elderly Group’, defined that the size of geriatric medical expe...