Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
| 건강보험심사평가원 健康保險審査評價院 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| Website | http://www.hira.or.kr/eng/main.do |
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (Hangul: 건강보험심사평가원; Hanja: 健康保險審査評價院) - HIRA in short - is a government agency under Ministry of Health and Welfare responsible for claims review and quality assessment of the National Health Insurance[1] Since its foundation, its role has expanded as it has become a speicalised agency with delegated powers related to health insurance and healthcare from the Ministry.[2] Its head with fixed 3 year term is nominated by the Minister upon the recommendations from nomination committee and appointed by the President.[3][4]
It has its headquarters in Wonju and 10 branch offices across the nation.[5][6]
History[7][edit]
- 1963 : Health Insurance Act enacted
- 1977 : National Health Insurance Council (Hangul: 전국의료보험협의회) responsible for claims review established
- 1982 : Changed its name to Health Insurance Cooperation Association (Hangul: 의료보험조합연합회)
- 1988: Changed its name to Health Insurance Association (Hangul: 의료보험연합회) and became central organisation responsible for claims review
- 1999 : National Health Insurance Act enacted
- 2000 : Current HIRA was created along with National Health Insurance Service, which combined multiple insurance schemes run by multiple insurers
- 2017 : moved its headquarters from Seoul to Wonju
References[edit]
- ↑ Kim, J. A.; Yoon, S.; Kim, L. Y.; Kim, D. S. (2017). "Towards Actualizing the Value Potential of Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment (HIRA) Data as a Resource for Health Research: Strengths, Limitations, Applications, and Strategies for Optimal Use of HIRA Data" (PDF). Journal of Korean Medical Science. 32 (5): 718–728. doi:10.3346/jkms.2017.32.5.718. PMC 5383602. PMID 28378543.
- ↑ "이의신청 복지부서 심평원 이관". 팜뉴스 (in 한국어). 2003-12-23. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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