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By following a ‘Three T Strategy’ (Testing-Tracing-Treatment) in response to COVID-19 , South Korea achieved a temporary, perfect UHC model in terms of the extent of health service cost coverage for patients. Having all COVID-19 diagnoses and treatments free of charge, regardless of income level, effectively supported this strategy.
- Deepa Dongarwar, Hamisu M. Salihu
- 2021
Korea’s health insurance scheme was formally established in December of 1963 with the enactment of the Health Insurance Law by the military government immediately after its coup d’état.
Apr 15, 2023 · In the 12 years from 1977 to 1989, South Korea was able to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This study—to the best of our knowledge, the first comprehensive analysis of long-term trends in disease burden in South Korea—covers 30 years of health outcomes since the advent of UHC.
May 28, 2017 · The Republic of Korea achieved universal health coverage of its population in 1989, just 12 years after the introduction of social health insurance. In the early 2000s, it introduced two major reforms: merger of insurance societies into a single insurer system and the separation of medicine prescribing and dispensing.
Aug 2, 2024 · In 1976, Korea adopted a policy that universal health coverage would be achieved by 1989. Since 1988, all Korean citizens have had health coverage, via private-sector initiatives and...
- Gerard V. Anderson
- 1989
May 17, 2022 · The Korean government adopted a mandatory medical insurance enrolment system to the formal sector after amending the Medical Insurance Act in 1977 and achieved a population coverage of 90.39% in 1989, with the exception of medical aid groups.
The Republic of Korea achieved universal health coverage in 1989, 12 years after the introduction of mandatory health insurance for employees in large corporations. Political legitimization of the authoritarian regime and rapid economic growth contributed to the rapid extension of health coverage.
