On the 5th, the National Health Insurance Service established the ‘Pricing adjustment negotiation guidelines for insurance ceiling price of drugs.’ The guideline gained attention for specifying the negotiation content for drugs that have an unstable supply.

The guideline also includes the submission of pre-negotiation materials for drugs with unstable supply and premium pricing measures.

The NHIS explained that the purpose of the Pricing adjustment negotiation guidelines is to stabilize the supply and demand of drugs that are essential for patient care but do not have smooth supply due to low profitability.

The pricing adjustment negotiations are conducted for