The overlooked crisis of youth obesity (KOR) As Korea moves to insure youth hair-loss treatment, critics say patients with severe obesity and other urgent conditions are being left behind. 2026.6.24
The overlooked crisis of youth obesity As Korea moves to insure youth hair-loss treatment, critics say patients with severe obesity and other urgent conditions are being left behind. 2026.6.23
Government to distribute second round of consumer coupons The Korean government will roll out the second round of consumer coupons starting Monday, providing 100,000 won ($71) each to households in the bottom 90 percent of the income bracket, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced Sunday. 2025.9.21
Parties target older voters with caregiver insurance proposals. But are they feasible? Political parties in Korea are proposing major policies to appeal to the older generation ahead of the April general elections. 2024.1.29
Majority of foreign health insurance dependents Chinese A majority of foreign dependents subscribed to Korea’s national health insurance were Chinese, data showed. 2023.7.3
A to Z of Korean national health insurance for foreigners Beth Wordley, a 21-year-old exchange student at the Seoul National University, did not know she would be automatically registered for the national health insurance upon her arrival in Korea. 2023.6.15
Health care 'freeloaders' targeted by Yoon in insurance reform push President Yoon Suk-yeol took aim at healthcare "freeloaders," saying that the overly generous benefits offered first under the previous administration had to be scaled back to prevent fraud and waste. 2022.12.13
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