SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that South Koreans have new-found respect for the state health insurance program following the coronavirus outbreak. The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) conducted a survey of 2,000 South Korean adults, 87 percent of whom showed a willingness to pay insurance premiums to enjoy the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – When a suicide note left by late K-pop star Jonghyun was revealed to the public last week, it was met with mourning and sympathy, with many relating to the late singer’s depression revealed in the letter. In the note, which was released by his best friend Nine9 from rock [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) report submitted to the National Assembly’s Health and Welfare Committee on October 18 revealed that from 2013 through September of this year, the NHIS subsidized 18.9 billion won in hepatitis C treatment for foreign nationals. From 2013 to 2015, annual subsidies ranged from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of salaried people paying the maximum amount of national health insurance premiums has risen gradually over the past few years amid a steady increase in high income earners, government data showed Thursday. The figure for those paying 2.39 million won (US$2,117) per month in premiums from a [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s national health insurance system faces challenges from the rapidly aging society, although it has been acclaimed as one of the world’s most effective in terms of universal coverage. The national health care system achieved universal coverage for all people in 1989, 12 years after it was launched [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government has decided to extend its national insurance coverage to patients with obesity starting next year. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) announced yesterday plans to invest 9 billion won to provide insurance coverage for the surgical treatment of [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean market for insomnia medications is growing at a fast clip as more people complain of sleep disorders, industry sources said Thursday. According to data by the National Health Insurance Service, 455,900 South Koreans received hospital treatment for sleep disorders in 2015, up a whopping 57 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As Sovaldi, a new drug for the hepatitis C virus developed by US-based biotechnology company Gilead, has been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea, speculation is mounting over how much it will cost in Korea. The drug is currently being sold for US$1,000 a pill [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two out of three Koreans diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in 2013 are teenagers, according to a report by the National Health Insurance Service published on May 10. Among 58,121 who were diagnosed with ADHD in 2013, 65.9 percent (or 38,307) of them, were teenagers. Men were four [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) – As it is expected that Pfizer’s Xalkori cancer drug will be covered by the national health insurance in Korea, the 10 million won (US$9,225) burden that patients are currently facing will be dramatically reduced starting next month. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the [...]