Apply the herbal drug or the … Up to 20 times a year, 10,000 to 30,000 won

As of March next year, health insurance is being applied to the Oriental physician's "chuna therapy", and patients with musculoskeletal disorders can receive treatment with a deductible of 10,000 at 30,000 won a time.

In addition, from January of next year, health insurance also covers children under 12 years benefiting from "photopolymerizable composite resin-based filler treatment". The burden of patients is about 25,000 won, or 70% less than before.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs today opened a health insurance policy deliberation committee and decided to implement this policy.

Chuna therapy is a treatment that allows the Oriental physician to push and pull the spine, joints, muscles and ligaments that are misaligned or twisted in a bad posture or accident.

The government has decided to take out health insurance for simple, complex and special chuna techniques that will be carried out at the Oriental Clinic or at the Oriental Hospital since March.

Anyone with a musculoskeletal disorder can receive a treatment that costs between 10,000 and 30,000 won.

To prevent overdoses, 50% of medical costs will be applied.

For complex musculoskeletal disorders other than disc herniation and stenosis, 80% of the applicant's own burden is applied.

In addition, the patient can receive chuna in 20 times a year and only one oriental doctor can treat up to 18 people a day.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has also decided to take out health insurance with light-cured composite resin filler treatment to reduce the burden of healing for young children.

This treatment uses a composite resin material of the same color as the color of the tooth and quickly polymerizes the filler with a photopolymerizable type tester.

Although the duration of treatment was short and the success rate was high, the cost of treatment per tooth was about 70,000 to 140,000 because it was not paid.

The health insurance coverage period is in January of next year and the permanent teeth of children under 12 years are covered.

The cost per tooth is 85,000 won, which means that only 30% of patients will pay 25,000 won.

The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs is setting up a water supply system to reduce the incidence of infections in medical facilities.

Depending on the facilities, personnel and level of certification required for infection control, medical facilities are categorized into 3 categories and the "Operating Room Patient Safety Management Fees" are paid differently.

In order to support infectious disease management activities in the intensive care unit and in the isolation room of the general hospital, we decided to compensate for consumable costs such as masks, gowns and disposable gloves.

With the amendment of the Medical Law Enforcement Regulation, it was decided to introduce a quarantine tax for quarantine hospitals, as it was mandatory to install the quarantine service at the same time. 39, hospital with more than 300 beds.

The Department of Health and Welfare also establishes a number of drug management fees to support drug safety activities such as inventory control, storage, drug preparation, medication and control. accidental.

Pediatric compensation costs to monitor health problems and respond quickly to emergency situations when children receive sedatives and are treated and / or tested when sedatives are administered to patients who have difficulty swallowing. drugs. Newly established.

The health insurance is also extended to six other elements, such as the test of tuberculosis resistant TB drugs for the diagnosis of infectious diseases.

For patient safety, we decided to enhance the compensation for fluid sets and powder-free gloves.

At the same time, the Department of Health and Welfare is running a pilot "emergency response system" aimed at preventing in-patients from becoming suddenly intoxicated.

The Rapid Response Team closely monitors the blood pressure and oxygen saturation of patients admitted to the ward and provides prompt treatment for sepsis and respiratory failure to reduce the rate of cardiac arrest, transfer to ICU and mortality rate.

The Department of Health and Welfare has decided to revise the "Relative Value Score" in order to appropriately offset the undervalued activities in terms of the number of human resources such as surgery and treatment and 39, adjust the number of 530 items from January of next year.

In addition, to increase the level of medical services in specialty hospitals, we plan to pay a differential payment based on the outcome of the medical badessment.

(Photo = provided by the Jangsang Oriental Hospital, Yonhap News)