On the 30th, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) has expressed the opinion that the reimbursement standards for the hemophilia treatment Hemlibra should be reexamined. In addition, the ACRC forwarded their official statement to the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) and the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA).

Whether the opinion will provide an opportunity for the Hemlibra issue, in which pediatric patients under the age of 12 are currently discontinued from receiving treatment using the drug, may be resolved is gaining attention. ACRC's opinion does not have legal force, however, as the MOHW already expressed its intention to reexamine Hemlibra's reimbursement st