More than 218-thousand foreigners in Korea have been enrolled in the country's health insurance program in less than two weeks,...
since it became mandatory earlier in July for those staying in the country for more than six months.
The National Health Insurance Service said Sunday that after the insurance law revision took effect,... hundreds of thousands were subscribed onto the system, bringing the total number of foreigners registered to one-point-one-eight million.
The law was revised to prevent people from abusing the system by signing up for private insurance plans, paying just a small fee, and then getting expensive treatments.