[Korea Biomedical Review] How will election pledges affect drug reimbursement in Korea?

How will election pledges affect drug reimbursement in Korea? Whether the NHIS grants insurance benefits for a specific drug, how and at what price has a profound effect on the medical practice of the pharmaceutical industry and patients suffering from particular diseases.

Health insurance benefit determination procedure starts with a pharmaceutical company applying new drug listings to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA). Next, the agency holds a meeting of the Drug Reimbu...