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Patient Co-Payment for Rare and Intractable Diseases Reduced From 10% to 5%... Device Support for Severe Type 2 Diabetes Also Provided

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Co-payment rate to be phased down to 7% in December and 5% in the first half of next year… Simplification of re-registration for special medical benefit exceptions… Supported devices expanded from Type 1 diabetes to include severe Type 2… Two implants covered for the edentulous aged 65 and older… Phase 1 Innovation Plan for Health Insurance Coverage… 8 per year for 1.97 million people

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The co-payment rate for health insurance for patients with rare and incurable diseases will be lowered from the current 10% to 7% this coming December. It will be further reduced to 5% in the first half of 2028. Patients with severe Type 2 diabetes will also be eligible for support for automatic insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, and seniors aged 65 or older with no teeth will receive health insurance benefits for two dental implants…

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Co-payment rate to be phased down to 7% in December and 5% in the first half of next year… Simplification of re-registration for special medical benefit exceptions… Supported devices expanded from Type 1 diabetes to include severe Type 2… Two implants covered for the edentulous aged 65 and older… Phase 1 Innovation Plan for Health Insurance Coverage… 8 per year for 1.97 million people

Next Year's Health Insurance Premiums Freezed at 7.19%... Coverage for Severe and Rare Incurable Diseases Expanded

The government is lowering the medical cost burden for patients with severe and rare incurable diseases and expanding health insurance support for patients with severe diabetes.

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asiae.co.kr broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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