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Eligible Persons for Medical Fee Discount
You can check the categories and reduction rates for medical fee discounts below.
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Recipients of the military merit award and the national service merit award
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesArticle 4, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 7 and 8 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State
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Persons of merit for the April 19 Revolution
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesArticle 4, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 12 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State
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Persons of distinguished service for a special mission
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesArticle 4, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 17 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State
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Bereaved families of persons of distinguished service to the state
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesPersons eligible under Article 5 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence and persons eligible under Article 5 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State
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Persons killed or missing in the May 18 Democratization Movement
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesA family member or relative of a person falling under Article 4, Subparagraphs 1 or 2 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement, who is eligible under Article 5 of the same Act
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Other victims of the May 18 Democratization Movement
Fee reduction rate : 50% of the patient’s share of medical expensesPerson falling under Article 4, Subparagraph 3 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement
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Family member of other victims of the May 18 Democratization Movement
Fee reduction rate : 30% of the patient’s share of medical expensesFamily members or relatives of those who fall under Article 4, Subparagraph 3 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement
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Founding military personnel and long-term military service
Fee reduction rate : 50% of the patient’s share of medical expensesThose who fall under Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Support for Veterans Act
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War veterans and war service merit recipients
Fee reduction rate : 90% of the patient’s share of medical expensesThose who fall under Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Act on Honorable Treatment of War Veterans and Establishment of Related Associations
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Bereaved family members of persons who died, went missing, or were injured in the course of special missions, as well as contributors and their bereaved family members
Fee reduction rate : 60% of the patient’s share of medical expensesThose who fall under Article 3, Subparagraph 3, and Article 4 of the Act on the Support for Persons Performing Special Missions and the Establishment of Related Organizations
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A person recognized by the hospital director as necessary for group medical treatment or maternal and child health services
Fee reduction rate : 30% of the patient’s share of medical expenses
- Scope of Family Members: Parents, spouse, children (grandchildren are also included for persons of distinguished service to independence), and daughters-in-law (eligible for fee reduction only if registered before July 1, 2009; those registered after that date are not eligible)
- Family Members Not Eligible for Fee Reduction: For founding military members, long-term service veterans, and war veterans, only the individual is eligible for the fee reduction; family members are not included
- Not Covered by the Fee Reduction: Meal charges, blood transfusion fees, certificate issuance fees, medical material costs, dental prosthetics fees, assistive device costs, and higher-class ward room charges
- Fee reduction benefits are available only after registration with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
