Korea May Adopt Further Cost-Containment Steps Under 'Moon Jae-In Care' – IQVIA
Executive Summary
Korea is expected to feel the pressure to introduce more drug cost-containment measures amid rapidly rising National Health Insurance expenditures, IQVIA predicts. In particular, expenses associated with implementation of 'Moon Jae-in Care' could erode NHI financial surpluses in the short-medium term.
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