Support for Confirmatory Test Fees for 56-Year-Old Residents
Applications Available on Government24 Website
Sunchang-gun, North Jeolla Province, announced on the 9th that it will fully cover the out-of-pocket expenses for confirmatory tests for 56-year-old residents who receive a positive result in the hepatitis C antibody test, which has been newly included in the national health checkup program this year.
Sunchang County will fully cover the out-of-pocket expenses incurred during confirmatory testing for 56-year-old residents who have tested positive in hepatitis C screening. Provided by Sunchang County
The hepatitis C screening test conducted as part of the national health checkup is a test to determine the possibility of infection, and a positive result does not necessarily mean that the person has hepatitis C. Therefore, a confirmatory test such as the HCV RNA test is required to accurately determine infection status.
The support for confirmatory test fees is available to 56-year-old (born in 1969) residents who receive a positive result in the hepatitis C antibody test during the national health checkup and undergo the hepatitis C confirmatory test (HCV RNA test) at a hospital or clinic, excluding tertiary general hospitals.
Applications can be submitted online through the 'Subsidy 24' service on the Government24 website or in person at the Sunchang-gun Public Health Center. The application deadline is March 31 of the year following the checkup year.
An official from the Sunchang-gun Public Health Center stated, "Hepatitis C has no preventive vaccine and almost no early symptoms, making early detection difficult, but it is a disease that can be completely cured with medication. We hope that support for confirmatory test fees and free rapid diagnostic kit tests will promote early detection and treatment."
For more details, please contact the Sunchang-gun Public Health Center.
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