`Korea`s health care system sets example for Iran, Vietnam`
(WorldNews South Korea)

Kim Yong-ik, president of National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), speaks during an interview with the Korea Times at the NHIS office in Yeouido, Seoul, Feb.20. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk By Bahk Eun-ji, Kim Eil-chul Kim Yong-ik, president of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), is known to be the Moon Jae-in administration`s healthcare policymaker. Dubbed `Mooncare,` the government`s goal is to expand the coverage ratio of the national health insurance to 70 percent of all medical expenses within the President`s five-year term. The basic concept of Mooncare is expanding the coverage of the state-run health insurance. As Koreans have a strong desire for equality, and equal...