Ministry of Health and Welfare Launches Task Force for 'Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan'... Discussing Mid- to Long-Term Reforms

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 4th that it has launched a task force to establish the '2nd National Health Insurance Comprehensive Plan,' which will outline the health insurance policy direction for the next five years, and held its first planning meeting.

Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, attended the task force meeting on the 4th to establish the 2nd Comprehensive Plan for National Health Insurance.
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The task force is co-led by Professor Kim Jin-hyun of Seoul National University and Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The task force will discuss the mid- to long-term structural reform directions of health insurance with goals including ▲ securing health insurance coverage while managing sustainable finances and operating a fair contribution system ▲ introducing a compensation system to ensure the smooth operation of the essential medical care system ▲ supporting the creation of an innovative ecosystem for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Based on this, a draft comprehensive plan will be prepared by June, followed by collecting opinions from subscriber and provider organizations, related institutions, and undergoing deliberation by the Health Insurance Policy Deliberation Committee, with the aim of establishing the comprehensive plan in the second half of this year.

Jung Yoon-soon, Director of the Health Insurance Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated, "As medical expenses are expected to increase due to rapid aging, it is important to efficiently allocate the precious insurance premiums paid by the public to necessary medical care." She added, "Through the establishment of the 2nd National Health Insurance Comprehensive Plan, we will continue to guarantee medical services that have been appropriately utilized so far, strengthen support in insufficient areas such as pediatrics and severe diseases, and strive to achieve both improved accessibility to medical care and the sustainability of health insurance."

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