Health Insurance Copay to Rise to 90% After 300 Outpatient Visits, With Exceptions for Severe and Rare Diseases
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- South Korea will raise the health insurance copayment to 90% from a patient’s 301st outpatient visit in a year, with exceptions for patients with severe or rare diseases.
- A system will allow medical providers to view tests and treatments received at other hospitals.
- The Health and Welfare Ministry said the enforcement decree revision passed the Cabinet.
From next year, South Korean patients who make more than 300 outpatient visits in a year will face a 90% health insurance copayment starting with their 301st visit. Patients with severe or rare diseases will be exempt.
The revised rules also call for a system that allows doctors to check tests and treatments a patient received at other hospitals during the course of care. The measure is intended to account for patients who move between multiple medical institutions.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said the revision to the enforcement decree of the National Health Insurance Act was approved at a Cabinet meeting on the 8th.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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