Healthcare in South Korea Puns

Don't they have single-payer universal healthcare? How does this exactly work if the insurance is canceled? Isn't there government fallback?

Currently working as a medical lab scientist/ medical technologist with 4 yrs of experience. My father is Korean but I was born and raised here in the Philippines and I've lived here all my life. Most Filipino healthcare workers choose to go to either the US or the UK to earn more because of the pathetic pay in our country , but I figured that since I'm half Korean, might as well take advantage of it. Thing is, I'm not really close with my dad, and he didn't really teach me and my siblings anything about Korean culture or the Korean language, for that matter. We only visited Korea once, for a family vacation 15 yrs ago. Recently though, he's been calling us and inviting me and my brother to go work and live there.

With that being said, I just want to know if its possible for me to be able to work as a medical lab scientist in Korea? Any exams to take? Or additional education/ certificates needed? Should I be fluent first in the Korean language before even thinking about working there?

I'm aware of the compulsory military service and I guess I'm fine with that. I'm also aware of the gruelling work culture of South Korea and while that kinda scares me, for now I just want to know the possibilities.

Your insights will be highly appreciated. Thank you!

>!I’m only finishing the second episode and it’s a great series so far. Just wondering, why the main character’s mom can’t get treatment for her diabetes if South Korea has universal healthcare? They even go as far as to say that the main character sold it or something?!<

Korean healthcare is about one tenth the cost of what the U.S. system would charge. One visit to the doctor here in the U.S. could cost a couple hundred dollars and total bill for a treatment with prescription drugs can come close to a $1000 (assuming you have no health insurance). Not to exclude the fact that the wait times at hospitals in Korea would be much shorter and smoother than the typical waiting experience in the U.S. Any reason why this is the case?

The USA is cringe and South Korea is based. The only reason the USA innovates more than South Korea is our size and we didn’t have a 30 year long anti-capitalist military dictatorship that allowed our communist neighbor to be briefly better than us.

Why don’t we control-c and control-v south koreas based health care system and finally be done with this dumbfuck discussion?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_South_Korea

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_system_in_Japan

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-upgrades-travel-advice-to-italy-due-to-coronavirus-as-returning-health-workers-told-to-stay-home

https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/europe/italy?gclid=Cj0KCQiA1-3yBRCmARIsAN7B4H0epf8j8k-LHuqhbicci-1yA7RV8msENzkeIznqgQx0hwemlpBd6FsaAhp3EALw_wcB

DISCLAIMER: The below information is compiled from publicly available information and provided for general reference only. Do not rely on any of the information below if/when actually interacting with the healthcare system in South Korea. Statistics are sourced and dated, please do not assume they are the latest data available or is reflective of current reality.

Introduction

The South Korean healthcare system is characterized by a single-payer national (social) health insurance system with universal coverage and a private provider dominated healthcare delivery system. At the national level, Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) is in charge of health policy, planning, and regulation though it may delegate specific areas/tasks to other agencies. At the sub-national level, regional governments and municipalities make public health planning decisions and run public health centers that provide basic public health services and basic medical care.

Notable challenges facing the South Korean healthcare system include major regional inequalities in access to medical care services, low fertility rate, a rapidly aging population, and high out of pocket (OOP) payments.

##Health Insurance

South Korea currently has a single-payer national (social) health insurance system known as the National Health Insurance (NHI), which covers about 97% of the population. The remaining 3% of the population is covered by the Medical Aid Program (MAP), which is a tax-funded program to ensure access to healthcare for low-income citizens. Additionally, the Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) program, launched in 2008, covers long-term care for the elderly (aged above 65) and those with certain diseases under age 65.

Voluntary health insurance (VHI), also known as private health insurance, is available for purchase and most often bundled together with life insurance. While the role of VHI has been increasing, its share of total health expenditure was only about 5% as of 2011.

Major Developments of NHI