[New Year's Address] Kang Do-tae, NHIS Chairman, "Enhancing Health Insurance Sustainability... A Year of Innovation"

Kang Do-tae, President of the National Health Insurance Service.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Kang Do-tae, Director of the National Health Insurance Service, stated in his New Year's address on the 2nd, "We must be faithful to the basics and principles, focus on core tasks, and make this a year of innovation to overcome the crisis."

Director Kang highlighted this year's four-character idiom chosen by employees, 'Buwijeonggyeong (扶危定傾),' which means correcting mistakes and restoring what is tilting in times of crisis.

Director Kang said, "We must always keep in mind enhancing sustainability in all systems and projects we promote and carry out," adding, "We need to thoroughly re-examine the fundamental tasks of health insurance ourselves."

Regarding last year's shocking employee embezzlement issue, he repeatedly emphasized 'integrity.' Director Kang stated, "Embezzlement incidents must never be forgotten over time, and we must steadily implement measures to prevent recurrence so that such incidents never happen again."

Director Kang emphasized the substantial development of the health insurance and long-term care insurance systems. He expressed his determination to improve qualification management and premium imposition and collection systems, and to review and change factors that undermine system rationality. Director Kang said, "We must also strengthen efforts to efficiently manage expenditures and ensure effective use by continuously monitoring and improving the benefit standards and items related to the frequently mentioned overuse of MRI, so that precious insurance premiums are not leaked or wasted."

He also conveyed his commitment to organizational innovation faithful to basics and principles, including tasks for financial soundness. Director Kang said, "We have overcome numerous difficulties and developed the health insurance system so far," adding, "Now is the time for our service to unite once again with a leading attitude and sense of ownership as an insurer, with a new and unyielding mindset."

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