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Lack of Hospice Care Infrastructure Affects Terminal Patients in South Korea

SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the South Korean government’s national health insurance reform, which will cover palliative care for an extended number of terminally ill patients from August, many fear the lack of hospice care infrastructure in the country will not live up to the expectations of ‘dying well’. Hospice care, which refers [...]

‘Dying Well’ Still Difficult in South Korea

SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans believe they have a long way to go for the culture of ‘dying well’ to be widely understood and entrenched in society, according to a new medical survey. The survey released yesterday by Seoul National University’s College of Medicine on hospice facilities and palliative care revealed over [...]