National Health Insurance Coverage Expansion
- Regdate2019-07-30 08:53
- Hit1959
From July 2019,hospital bills remarkably go down.
Health insurance coverage for 2-3 person hospital rooms at community clinics (also covered by “Medical Care”)
For nurse staffing grade 7 hospitals
| Before (KRW) | After (KRW) |
|---|---|
| 2-person room70,000~250,000 | 2-person room28,000 |
| 3-person room47,000~200,000 | 3-person room18,000 |
Hospital stay costs drop to 40% of the existing rates
Emergency examinations, monitoring, surgery and treatment for emergency and critical patientsCardiac function monitoring for patients with heart diseases
| Before (KRW) | After (KRW) |
|---|---|
| 64,000 | 26,000 |
Simplified influenza test in A&E/ICU
| Before (KRW) | After (KRW) |
|---|---|
| 31,000 on average | 10,000 (for tertiary hospitals) |
Cost of tests and consumables to drop to 1/2~1/4
Expansion of health insurance coverage for fertility treatments
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Married couples with women aged 44 years old and below | No more age restriction |
| 4 treatments with fresh embryos,3 with frozen embryos | 7 treatments with fresh embryos,5 with frozen embryos |
| 3 artificial insemination treatments | 5 artificial insemination treatments |
The expanded coverage will be 50% funded by out-of-pocket payments
The MOHW will seamlessly implement the health insurance coverage expansion plan, to reduce the financial burden of healthcare for all