Jemulpo-gu District in Incheon (Mayor Kim Chan-jin) announced on the 12th that it will launch the “Ddok-ddok! Health Link Service,” which subsidizes the out-of-pocket costs incurred by home-visit medical care for integrated care recipients who have difficulty visiting hospitals due to mobility impairments.
 [The Korean Today] Signing ceremony for the ‘Ddok-ddok! Health Link Service’ agreement © Reporter Kim Mi-hee |
The program targets households among integrated care recipients who require home-visit medical treatment or medication guidance because of mobility impairments. The district said it aims to lower the threshold for accessing home-visit medical services by subsidizing out-of-pocket costs so that residents do not forgo essential medical services due to financial burden.
To ensure the program takes root smoothly, the district signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with eight local institutions to build a cooperative system. In the home-visit medical treatment sector, seven medical institutions are participating — Haengbok Seran Clinic, Myeongin Korean Medicine Clinic, Iksu Korean Medicine Clinic, Il-i-sam Korean Medicine Clinic, Hyeongje Korean Medicine Clinic, Hyehwadang Korean Medicine Clinic and Incheon Medical Center — while the Jemulpo-gu and Yeongjong-gu Pharmacists Association will handle the home-visit medication guidance sector.
As a result, health insurance subscribers who use home-visit medical treatment will only need to pay 6,000 won, while near-poverty class members and medical aid recipients will pay just 1,000 won.
For recipients who continuously take five or more medications and require careful medication management, home-visit medication guidance services will also be provided in cooperation with the Jemulpo-gu and Yeongjong-gu Pharmacists Association. The costs of home-visit medical treatment and medication guidance can be comprehensively supported up to a maximum of 500,000 won per person per year.
Residents who wish to use the service can apply for the integrated care program at their local dong community welfare center, after which a comprehensive assessment survey will be conducted to establish an individualized support plan. The plan is then submitted to an integrated support committee, and once finalized, the case is referred to the participating medical institutions, which provide tailored home-visit medical services.
“By significantly lowering patients’ out-of-pocket costs for home-visit medical treatment and supporting the blind spots in medication guidance, we have broken down the barriers to entry for home-based medical care,” said Jemulpo-gu Mayor Kim Chan-jin. “We will continue to strengthen our cooperative system with local public health and medical resources to build a foundation for tailored medical care services for our residents.”
In a community undergoing population aging, expanding support for home-based medical care is directly tied to guaranteeing the right to health for vulnerable groups with limited access to medical services, and this agreement is expected to help address gaps in local medical care.
[ Reporter Kim Mi-hee: incheonsouth@thekoreantoday.com ]
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