The bill banning the opening of for-profit hospitals and pharmacies in Jeju is aimed at preventing controversy over the Greenland International Medical Center by deleting special provisions on the opening of foreign medical institutions and foreign-only pharmacies.

The plan aims to eliminate controversy that could cause confusion in the domestic medical system by abolishing a conditional permit system that allows the opening of foreign medical institutions and foreign-only pharmacies with permission from the Jeju Governor based on the Foreign Investment Promotion Act. Representative Wi Sung-gon of the Democratic Party of Korea submitted a bill to the National Assembly to revise some of the Jeju Special