Gyeonggi Province has been found to have saved 26.7 billion KRW in medical expenses by closely managing 5,085 medical aid recipients who incurred higher medical costs or had longer treatment days compared to their illnesses last year.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that the medical expenses for the 5,085 case management subjects amounted to 83.5 billion KRW in 2023, but after case management in 2024, the expenses decreased to 56.7 billion KRW, a reduction of 26.7 billion KRW (32%). Accordingly, the total medical aid expense savings over the past five years (2020?2024) were calculated to be 121.3 billion KRW.
Previously, Gyeonggi Province has been conducting case management with 105 medical aid managers deployed across 31 cities and counties in the province. As a result of case management, they provide health management tailored to each subject, connect necessary welfare services, and maintain continuous attention to prevent social isolation.
This year, Gyeonggi Province will also promote initiatives such as the ‘Work Improvement Meeting’ involving all medical aid managers and the ‘Survey on Long-term Hospitalized Patients in Nursing Hospitals (March?May).’
Han Kyung-su, Director of the Welfare Project Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We are collaborating with 31 cities and counties according to an annual plan for systematic medical aid case management, and we will strive to contribute not only to the health of medical aid beneficiaries but also to the financial stability of medical aid."
Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province was selected as an ‘Excellent’ local government in the ‘2023 Medical Aid Financial Management Evaluation’ hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, announced last December, marking three consecutive years of being recognized as an excellent local government since 2022.
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