Growing number of patients complaining over medical bills.

The total 1,309 cases of patient's complaints over the NHI medical bills have been filed during the first half of this year, which was 244.5% more than the previous year period of 380 cases and 68.5% more than the total cases in 2002, the HIRA said.

However, out of the total 1,141 cases of resolution, 732 cases (64.1%) were rejected, 229 cases were refunded (20.1%) and other was 109 cases (...