Korea To Charge Patients More For Drugs Dispensed At Largest Hospitals
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare is moving to charge patients more for drugs when they visit large general hospitals for minor ailments in an effort to deter public preference away from large hospitals, which has overburdened the country's national medical insurance system.
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