Yeongyang-gun Supports Health Checkup Costs for Residents Aged 50 and Over ... Promise of the 8th Elected Administration

Yeongyang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Yeongyang County, Gyeongbuk, will provide health checkup expenses support to residents aged 50 and over starting January 10.

The support for residents' health checkup expenses is a pledge of the 8th elected administration and is being carried out with a special account for underdeveloped area development totaling 2.4 billion KRW (1.95 billion KRW from the wind power fund and 450 million KRW from the county budget).

Yeongyang County, which has entered a super-aged society, lacks local health checkup institutions, and it takes more than an hour to reach the nearest nearby checkup institution. To support residents vulnerable to health checkups, the county provides health checkup expenses so that they can receive detailed examinations for early disease detection in addition to general health checkups.

The eligible recipients for the checkup expense support are residents aged 50 or older who have been registered as residents of Yeongyang County for more than three years. Support is provided once every two years, divided by odd and even birth years, with a maximum support amount of 300,000 KRW per person.

This year, those born in odd-numbered years are eligible. Individuals can apply for health checkup expenses at the town or township office by bringing documents that can verify costs such as receipts from the hospital after the health checkup, identification, and a copy of their bankbook.

County Governor Oh Do-chang said, “Through the residents' health checkup expense support project, we will strive to create an environment where residents can receive selective specialized examinations and extend the healthy lifespan of our residents.”

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