National health insurance covers 55.8% in 2007

The nation's health insurance coverage stood at 55.8 percent last year, which was somewhat different from the government's target of 60.0 percent, according to the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service.

The official noted at a local forum that Korea's medical expenditures including drugs and treatment outlays amounted to 43.5 trillion won last year. Hospital and clinics showed the hig...