#1 The coinsurance rate for outpatient treatment at neighborhood clinics for chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes will be reduced by 10%, from 30% to 20%.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 13th that a partial amendment to the ‘Enforcement Decree of the National Health Insurance Act’ was approved at a cabinet meeting.

The amendment includes the legal ground for a 10% reduction (from 30% to 20%) in the coinsurance rate for outpatient visits to clinics for chronic patients who meet the requirements notified by the Minister of Health and Welfare, such as applying for integrated management services for hypertension and diabetes and establishing and establishing a