The National Health Insurance Corporation announced the appointment of Lee Jun-hee, a professor at Soonchunhyang University, as the new Executive Director on October 19.
The Executive Director oversees key expenditure areas of the corporation, managing nine departments including the Insurance Benefits Division, Benefits Management Division, Drug Management Division, and Non-Covered Services Division. This role addresses significant issues directly impacting the public's healthcare costs, such as negotiations on insurance fees and drug prices, setting benefit standards, and managing non-covered services.
Lee Jun-hee is a specialist in occupational and environmental medicine, having graduated from Yonsei University College of Medicine and earned both a master's and doctoral degree in public health from the same institution. He has served as a professor at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul since 2018 and has actively participated as a committee member for various government agencies and public institutions, including the Workers' Compensation Insurance Corporation and the Private School Pension Corporation.
Recently, he has also been recognized for his expertise as a specialist member of the Central Environmental Dispute Mediation Committee under the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment, as well as serving as a director of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The corporation stated, "The new director is well-suited to balance the competing interests of patients, the medical community, the government, and insurers, based on his extensive knowledge and experience, and to successfully lead benefit policies."
Lee Jun-hee expressed his commitment, stating, "In the face of the challenges posed by an aging society, achieving a balance between 'sustainability' and 'enhancing national health coverage' is crucial. I will do my utmost to eliminate unnecessary financial leaks while ensuring appropriate treatment coverage and implementing policies that consider disease prevention and health maintenance."
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