A New Health Care Policy in Korea Part 2: Expansion of Coverage by National Health Insurance on the Abdominal Ultrasound and MRI

Coverage by National Health Insurance (NHI) was expanded in the abdominal imaging area as follows: upper abdominal ultrasound on April 1, 2018, lower abdominal ultrasound on February 1, 2019, and abdominal MRI on November 1, 2019. Many patients can benefit from the expansion of NHI coverage. Newly i...

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Published in:Taehan Yŏngsang Ŭihakhoe chi 2020-09, Vol.81 (5), p.1069-1082
Main Authors: Min Jae Jang, Seong Jin Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biliary tract
gastrointestinal tract
health insurance
liver
magnetic resonance imaging
national
pancreas
ultrasonography
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Summary:Coverage by National Health Insurance (NHI) was expanded in the abdominal imaging area as follows: upper abdominal ultrasound on April 1, 2018, lower abdominal ultrasound on February 1, 2019, and abdominal MRI on November 1, 2019. Many patients can benefit from the expansion of NHI coverage. Newly included diseases for NHI coverage includes liver cirrhosis, gallbladder polyps, hepatic adenoma/dysplastic nodules, pancreatic cysts, autoimmune pancreatitis and bile duct stone disease. However, the expansion of coverage made each examination more complex, including indications, follow-up strategy, the number of examination per patients, the standard images to be acquired, and the standard forms of the radiological report. Therefore, more careful consideration is mandatory when an abdominal imaging examination is prescribed and conducted.
ISSN:1738-2637
2288-2928
DOI:10.3348/jksr.2020.0127