The National Health Insurance Corporation has appointed Kim Ji-young, a specialist in preventive medicine, as the new head of the Health Insurance Research Institute. With her deep expertise in medical cost and price analysis, Kim's leadership is expected to enhance practical research connecting health policy and healthcare.
The appointment was announced on the 22nd following a public recruitment process. As the head of the Health Insurance Research Institute, Kim will oversee the organization’s operations and research projects, as well as support and manage research related to health insurance and long-term care insurance.
Born in 1976, Kim holds qualifications as a specialist in preventive medicine. She graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in statistics and from Eulji University with a degree in medicine. She further solidified her academic foundation by obtaining a master's degree in public health and a doctorate in medicine from Seoul National University.
Over the past 20 years, Kim has accumulated extensive research and practical experience in both healthcare and policy fields. She has served as a research fellow at the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and held key positions at the National Health Insurance Corporation, including director of the Daejeon-Sejong-Chungcheong Health Support Center, research fellow in the Legal Support Office, and head of the Benefits Strategy and Big Data Operations departments, where she was recognized for her expertise and organizational management skills.
Most recently, she worked as the head of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center at Hanil Hospital under the Korea Electric Power Corporation and served as a managing physician at the Gangwon Center of the Korea Industrial Health Association.
Kim is particularly regarded as an expert in medical cost and price analysis, as well as health insurance compensation. She stated, "Based on my diverse policy experience and fieldwork, I will promote practical policy research that is tangible across the entire social security system. I aim to contribute to the Health Insurance Research Institute becoming a core institution for public health and welfare services."
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