Kyungsillyeon "500 Billion Won of Taxpayer Money Used to Manage Medical Crisis... The Aftermath is the People's Responsibility"

"Reconsider One-Sided Support for Health Insurance Without Self-Effort"

The Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) raised its voice, saying, "Doctors cause the accident, but the public bears the burden," regarding the government's injection of more than 500 billion won of public funds, including health insurance finances, to manage the medical crisis.

On the 9th, CCEJ issued a statement saying, "The cost incurred to manage the medical crisis that started with the collective action of residents has exceeded 500 billion won," and pointed out, "Although massive health insurance financial support has been provided to maintain the emergency medical system that began in February, the situation remains unresolved, requiring a third extension."

Earlier, the government injected 128.5 billion won from contingency funds and 376.4 billion won from health insurance (NHIS) early last month to maintain an emergency medical system focused on severe and emergency patients. Additionally, as the conflict between the government and medical professionals prolonged, the NHIS finances amounting to 188.2 billion won were extended once.

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In this regard, CCEJ said, "Why should the public bear the cost of maintaining the emergency medical system caused by the illegal collective action of residents with their insurance premiums?" and added, "The public is a victim of doctors' illegal actions, not the perpetrator."

They continued, "Following the departure of residents from hospitals, professors are submitting resignation letters and participating in illegal actions, but hospitals responsible for managing and supervising them are making no effort and are exacerbating the situation," and argued, "Since the confusion at medical sites was caused by the illegal actions of residents who abandoned patients, the government should demand efforts from hospitals and the medical community to resolve the situation, including residents' return, and reconsider the unilateral support of NHIS finances without self-help efforts."

CCEJ stated, "The policy to increase medical school admissions to expand the number of doctors must be pursued as a policy to protect the lives and safety of the public," and said, "Doctors who opposed this and caused confusion at medical sites through illegal collective actions are unfairly shifting the inconvenience and financial burden onto the public."

Furthermore, they emphasized, "Hospitals should not only rely on government financial support but also persuade and strive to have their affiliated professors and residents participate in normalizing medical care," and added, "The government should reconsider NHIS financial support for hospitals that neglect the medical service gap without self-help efforts, ensuring that the medical community, not the victimized public, bears the responsibility."

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