Lifetime Medical Costs in Korea Surge as Spending Peaks Later in Life

SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans spend nearly 250 million won (about $190,000) per person on medical care over their lifetimes, according to a new analysis that underscores how rapidly rising healthcare costs are becoming concentrated in old age as the population grows older. A report released Wednesday by the Health Insurance Research Institute [...]