Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital Offers the Highest Health Insurance Benefits

Health Insurance Coverage Rate 79.2% Ranked 1st Among Tertiary Hospitals Nationwide

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital's health insurance coverage rate was found to be significantly higher than other tertiary general hospitals nationwide.

On the 21st, according to Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital, the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) recently announced the health insurance coverage rates of 41 tertiary general hospitals across the country.

Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital's health insurance coverage rate was 79.2%, the highest among the 41 tertiary general hospitals nationwide.

It was 8.9 percentage points higher than Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital, which ranked second, and exceeded the average coverage rate of tertiary general hospitals (65.1%) by a remarkable 14.1 percentage points.

The health insurance coverage rate refers to the proportion of total medical expenses covered by health insurance payments.

A higher coverage rate means that the medical expenses directly borne by patients are reduced. At Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital, patients only pay about 20% of the total medical expenses out of pocket.

CCEJ derived these results by aggregating medical institution accounting data and health insurance payment data from 2016 to 2019. The analysis covered a total of 233 medical institutions, including 41 tertiary general hospitals and 192 general hospitals.

Among tertiary general hospitals, those with high health insurance coverage rates were mostly public hospitals.

Public hospitals such as Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital (79.2%), Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital (70.3%), Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital (69.9%), Seoul National University Hospital (69.5%), Chungbuk National University Hospital (69.4%), and Pusan National University Hospital (69.1%) ranked from first to sixth.

Among private hospitals, only two?Kosin University Gospel Hospital (69.0%, 7th) and Daegu Catholic University Hospital (67.6%, 10th)?made it into the top 10.

Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital approached the OECD average coverage rate of 80% and significantly exceeded the Moon Jae-in Care target coverage rate of 70%.

Hospital Director Shin Myung-geun said, “Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital is a cancer-specialized hospital with the highest proportion of severe patients,” adding, “While providing world-class medical services, we are also committed to strengthening public healthcare by maintaining one of the lowest patient medical expense burdens in the country.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.