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Contracted Fee-Reduction Services

To enable persons of distinguished service to the state living in areas without a VHS Hospital or far from one to receive more convenient medical care, private hospitals are designated and operated as contracted (outsourced) hospitals.

Eligibility for Fee-Reduction Medical Services at Designated and Entrusted Hospitals

Eligibility for Fee-Reduction Medical Services at Designated and Entrusted Hospital : Category, (Gangwon-do, Baengnyeong, Incheon, Jeju, Sinan, Wando, Jindo in Jeonnam-do, Ulleung-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do), All
Category	Islands and Isolated Areas (Gangwon-do, Baengnyeong, Incheon, Jeju, Sinan, Wando, Jindo in Jeonnam-do, Ulleung-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do)	All
Eligible Patients for Fee-Reduction Contracted Services (National Health Insurance Subscribers)	Eligible patients for contracted fee-reduction services (Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence & Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State) Bereaved family members or family members of persons of distinguished service to independence under Article 5 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence Article 4 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State Paragraph 1(7) of that Article: Recipients of the Order of Military Merit Paragraph 1(8) of that Article: Recipients of the Order of National Security Merit Paragraph 1(9) of that Article: Student soldiers in Japan who volunteered in the Korean War Paragraph 1(13) of that Article: Persons of merit for the April 19 Revolution Paragraph 1(18) of that Article: Special contributors to national and social development Articles 5 and 73 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State: Bereaved family members or family members of a person of distinguished service to the state Bereaved family members or family members of individuals pursuant to Articles 4(1) and 4(2) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement and Establishment of Related Organization War veterans pursuant to Article 7(2) of the Act on Honorable Treatment of War Veterans and Establishment of Related Associations Spouses pursuant to Article 3 of the Act on Support for Persons Eligible for Veterans' Compensation	Eligible Individuals for Contracted Medical Fee Reduction A person entitled to veterans benefits pursuant to Article 42(7) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State Article 4(1)7 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State: An Order of Military Merit recipient A student volunteer soldier One person granted priority among his or her bereaved family members under Article 12(1)2 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State (soldiers or police officials wounded in action, soldiers or police officials wounded on active duty, student volunteer soldiers, persons wounded in the April 19 Revolution, special contributor wounded on active duty, soldiers or police officials killed in action, soldiers or police officials killed in the line of duty, persons killed in the April 19 Revolution, and special contributors killed in the line of duty) Persons who receive the allowance to the children of fallen soldiers and police officials in the Korean War in Article 16-3(1) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the State War veterans pursuant to Article 7(2) of the Act on Honorable Treatment of War Veterans and Establishment of Related Associations A bereaved family member with priority under Article 17(6) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence Spouses pursuant to Article 51(6) of the Act on Support for Persons Eligible for Veterans' Compensation
Ineligible	Persons of distinguished service for a special mission, founding members of the armed forces, and veterans discharged from long-term military service	Family members (if the person of distinguished service to the state is still alive)

Eligible for Fee-Reduction Medical Services (Veterans Registered After July 1, 2012)

Persons of distinguished service to the state: An individual with priority, such as the spouse or a bereaved family member (if the authorized person is a parent, one individual is designated through consultation, etc.)
Recipients of National Merit Benefits: Applicable only to the spouse or the spouse designated as an individual granted priority among bereaved family members

Scope of Support for Contracted Fee-Reduction Services

60% of the patient’s out-of-pocket medical expenses, excluding the portion covered by the insurer (for inpatient fee-reduction services, a 90% reduction applies for Vietnam War veterans, up to KRW 2 million)

* 100% coverage of non-insurance-covered medical expenses; from October 2022, support for outpatient prescription drug costs is provided (subject to an annual per-person limit, excluding bereaved family members).

Procedure for Accessing Contracted Hospitals

Please visit the designated contracted hospital and present your Veteran ID Card or Resident Registration Card to verify your eligibility before receiving medical treatment.

Responsible Officials by Jurisdiction

Responsible Officials by Jurisdiction : Jurisdiction, Contact Information(Designated Contracted Services, Contracted Fee-Reduction Services, Specialized Referral, Emergency Referral)
Jurisdiction	Contact Information
Jurisdiction	Designated Contracted Services	Contracted Fee-Reduction Services	Specialized Referral	Emergency Referral
VHS Medical Center	+82-2-2225-1511	+82-2-2225-1961	+82-2-2225-1196	+82-2-2225-1903
Busan	+82-51-601-6720	+82-51-601-6150	+82-51-601-6132	+82-51-601-6155
Gwangju	+82-62-602-6062	+82-62-602-6071	+82-62-602-6065	+82-62-602-6934
Daegu	+82-53-630-7034	+82-53-630-7045	+82-53-630-7032	+82-53-630-7026
Daejeon	+82-42-939-0187	+82-42-939-0204	+82-42-939-0186	+82-42-939-0287
Incheon	+82-2-2225-1511	+82-2-2225-1961	+82-32-363-9703	+82-32-363-9709