SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign arrivals infected with the new coronavirus are required to share the costs of their treatment here from Monday, with those who violate local rules being obligated to fully pay the bill. Health authorities said they will request COVID-infected foreign arrivals to pay the costs for their medical services [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Friday it will gradually require foreign new coronavirus patients to share the costs of their treatment here, with those who violate local rules being obligated to fully pay the bill. Health authorities said they will request foreign COVID-19 patients to pay the costs for their medical [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The maximum cost of treating a critically ill patient with the new coronavirus in South Korea is estimated at 70 million won (US$57,000), a study showed Thursday. The study, conducted by the state-run National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), said it takes at least 55 million won to treat critical [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Cancer treatment costs in South Korea exceeded the 9 trillion-won (US$7.8 billion) mark in 2018 due to a rise in the number of patients and more state coverage, a report showed Monday. Nearly 9.01 trillion won was spent to treat cancer patients last year, taking up 11.6 percent of [...]