In August this year, on the occasion of the centenary of South Korean President Moon Jae in's administration, "Moon Jae in Medical Reform" was officially launched. More than 3,800 self-funded items that cannot be reimbursed for medical treatment, such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, are expected to be included in the scope of medical insurance in stages from this year. Jin Ligang, director of the Health Policy Office of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said that South Korea has a high proportion of self-funded projects that are not included in the scope of medical insurance, and the burden of national medical expenses is higher than that of developed countries. The introduction of the medical reform plan has been supported by many middle and lower class people in South Korea, but it has also been strongly opposed by doctors.
At the rally held in the afternoon of 10, the National Health and Defense Emergency Response Committee of the Korean Medical Association stated that "Moon Jae in in medical reform" is a populist policy. They advocate that the government should improve the low income of doctors. At the scene, there are a large number of doctors, their families and medical students. From all over the country. They held slogans and shouted, "Moon Jae in in medical reform has bankrupted the medical industry and made young people desperate!" Wait for the slogan.
Participants believe that "Moon Jae in in medical reform" has no specific financial security scheme, which will endanger the health insurance finance. If the medical expenses are reduced, it will threaten the doctor's right to exist. Some people attending the rally pointed out that if the medical reform plan is enforced, many small and medium-sized hospitals and community hospitals will surely see their profits deteriorate and even face bankruptcy.
It is reported that when "Moon Jae in in medical reform" was launched, the South Korean government announced that it would invest 3.06 trillion won to deepen the reform of the medical system and reduce the national medical burden by 2020. The government will use half of the 2 1 trillion income accumulated by medical insurance, and the rest will be supplemented by state financial investment. For this party, some people think that it is just a measure for doctors to keep their jobs. Doctors' self-funded projects that could have been priced at will soon be reduced, and they are worried about the decline in income and collectively demonstrate against it.