Possibility of overlap in functions with the ‘party-government consultation body’ led by the ruling party, concerns about conflict over the interpretation of conflicts
“Completely different” from the ruling party… Caution in interpreting the conflict for now
Attention is drawn to the anchoring of a conflict situation over the ‘Yoon-Han showdown’ ,
On the morning of the 22nd, a patient is being escorted past a notice stating that the emergency room operates on a system focusing on emergency patients due to a shortage of emergency room personnel at a large hospital emergency medical center in downtown Seoul. Yonhap News,
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, “A body to discuss ‘doctor supply’ will soon be established under the leadership of the President. The timing is coincidental, although it was announced since the crisis of doctors leaving began in February this year.”, A separate body will address the key conflict issue of ‘expansion of medical schools’, which the ruling party-led party-government consultation body, headed by Han Dong-hoon, is avoiding the topic at the moment. This move raises concerns that the conflict between the government and the ruling party may escalate amidst the refusal of President Yoon Suk-yeol to comply with Han’s requests for a showdown.,
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Conflicts between Han Dong-hoon’s proposed ‘2026 medical school enrollment’ adjustment and the role of the newly established body
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, ‘The name is the ‘Medical Workforce Supply Estimate Body’ under the President’s direct medical reform special committee. A senior official at the presidential office said in a call with the Korean Ilbo on the 29th, “The special committee has completed its deliberation on the name, operation direction, and scale of the body.” The new body will include committees divided by nursing, doctors, dentists, oriental medicine doctors, etc., each with 10-15 experts. The government plans to entrust more than half of the recommendation rights to the medical community. The official explained that this was done to “broadly consider the opinions of the medical community.”,
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, ‘The problem lies in the possibility of overlap between this body and the role of the party-government consultation body. The adjustment of ‘2026 medical school enrollment,’ which Han has emphasized as a solution to the medical shortage crisis, is a typical example. Ju Gyu-hong, the Minister of Health and Welfare, said last month, “For the year 2026, it is unlikely that conditions will change significantly in a short period, but if the medical community proposes a reasonable alternative, discussions using the estimation system are entirely feasible.” This means that discussions on the enrollment of medical schools for the year 2026 can be discussed in the newly established body.‘,
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, However, this issue is considered a top priority agenda for the party-government consultation body. ‘If the government and the ruling party discuss medical reform through a two-track approach of ‘organization-consultation body,’ there is a high possibility of conflicting issues leading to the concentration of decision-making power in the presidential office. Kim Han-kyu, a Democratic Party lawmaker, criticized on Facebook, “Why establish an estimation body now instead of dealing with it all at once through the party-government consultation body?” and noted, “Let go of your biases against Han and handle the matter sensibly.”,
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Key attention drawn amidst the conflict situation of ‘Yoon-Han showdown’
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,The presidential office and the ruling party are drawing a line saying that such concerns are excessive interpretation., A senior official at the presidential office explained, “The party-government consultation body is a political body for dialogue encompassing the return of specialists and resolving emergency medical concerns, while the newly established body is a practical body where statisticians, demographers, and economic experts gather to discuss workforce supply entirely different.”,”The establishment of an estimation body is not a pass against Han,” said Han Ji-ah, a senior spokesperson for the ruling party, adding, “The special committee is the special committee, and the consultation body is the consultation body.”,
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, Nevertheless, it is uncertain whether the establishment of the body will help in resolving the medical crisis amidst the breakdown of trust between President Yoon and Han. The dominance of the presidential office’s intentions to lead the current situation is prevalent. Initially, when Han proposed setting up the party-government consultation body before Chuseok, promising ‘active cooperation,’ the stance of the presidential office is now different. , The presidential office gave a lukewarm response again today to repeated questions regarding Han’s request for a showdown, stating “Let’s watch and see.” ,
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