President Yoon Suk-yeol is answering questions at a ‘national briefing and press conference’ held at the presidential office in Yongsan, Seoul on the morning of the 29th. Provided by Yonhap News
, ‘ President Yoon Suk-yeol stated, “I will change the structure of reliance on tertiary hospitals that have excessively relied on specialists and shift towards specialists, physician assistants (PAs), and nurses being the center of medical services. Now that medical school expansion has been completed, I will focus on preserving regional and essential medical care for reform,” he said. ‘,
, ‘ President Yoon made the remarks during a ‘national briefing and press conference’ held in the presidential office in Yongsan on the 29th. Referring to medical reform as one of the four major reforms, he stated, “Reform inevitably brings resistance and the reform process is challenging,” and asked the people to reconsider what is the right path for the country’s future and support the government’s efforts. ‘,
, ‘ As the first concrete solution for medical reform, President Yoon stated, “I will strive for the advancement of medical education and training. Through measures to advance medical education and innovate the specialist training system, I will make efforts to produce a lot of good doctors.” ‘,
, ‘ The second solution is to strengthen regional medical infrastructure and normalize the medical utilization system. The plan includes fostering regional central hospitals, secondary hospitals, and essential medical centers, expanding recruitment of local talent, and promoting the introduction of contracted regional essential medical doctors. ‘,
, ‘ President Yoon stated, “I will change the structure of tertiary hospitals that have excessively relied on specialists to shift towards specialists and specialized nurses being the center of medical services. Tertiary hospitals will shift their focus from treating mild cases to focusing on severe and rare diseases.” ‘,
, ‘ To preserve regional and essential medical care, he also presented a carrot system for fair compensation. President Yoon said, “I will drastically improve medical fees for essential and regional medical services, and normalize the distorted reimbursement structure by revising non-insurance real-cost insurance.” The aim is to make regional essential medical specialties popular. ‘,
, ‘ Lastly, President Yoon stated, “I will establish a medical safety net for both doctors and patients. By requiring medical professionals to take out liability insurance, providing adequate compensation for victims, and introducing special criminal punishment exceptions to enable doctors to provide exhaustive care.” ‘,
, ‘ President Yoon said, “To properly implement these medical reforms, I will invest at least 10 trillion won over the next five years to strengthen national responsibility for training healthcare professionals and expand the foundation of regional essential medical care, moving away from health insurance-centered financing.” ‘,
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