What is the pledge of the presidential candidates?

to overcome COVID-19

After registering as a candidate for the National Selection Commission, the top 10 pledges have been submitted

Lee Jae-myung, establishing a vaccine sovereignty and essential drug system VS Yoon Seok-yeol, and essential medical care are the responsibility of the state

Democratic Party of Korea Lee Jae-myung (left), the power of the people, Yoon Seok-yeol

With the 20th presidential election day just 20 days away, candidates from each party completed submitting their teenage pledges with the registration of candidates for the National Selection Commission on the 13th.

 

The main keyword for the health care pledge of Democratic Party of Korea Lee Jae-myung, the power of the people Yoon Seok-yeol, Ahn Cheol Soo of the People's Party, and Sim Sang Jung of the Justice Party is "overcoming COVID-19." Lee Jae-myung promised to secure sovereignty in domestic development vaccines and treatments and establish a public production system for essential medicines based on the strengthening of the all-out response system to the spread of COVID-19 variants such as Omicron.

 

Lee Jae-myung plans to strengthen his ability to respond to infectious diseases by securing sufficient public hospitals and public medical personnel.

 

Earlier, he said he would also implement policies to apply health insurance for hair loss treatments and legislate CCTVs in operating rooms, which he had pledged to "small situations" and Lee Jae-myung's definite happiness).

 

Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol of the People's Power pledged to immediately operate an emergency rescue program by setting up a "COVID-19 Emergency Rescue Special Headquarters" directly under the president's office.

 

Candidate Yoon established a policy fee in the health insurance benefit system to strengthen periodic pandemic responsiveness and announced the realization of a national responsibility system for essential medical care.

 

It also reaffirmed its pledge to strengthen the requirements for foreign health insurance subscribers to register dependents and prevent theft of their names.

 

Candidate Yoon is also expected to apply health insurance for consecutive blood glucose meters for diabetic patients, expand mobile telemedicine for military personnel, and make it mandatory to check health insurance recipients of medical institutions.

 

Candidate Ahn Cheol Soo The People's Party stands out in the health and medical field for pledges such as safe welfare by life cycle, lowering the price of hair loss generic drugs, and the state responsibility system for mental health.

 

Candidate Ahn promised to raise 3 trillion won to 5 trillion won in finances used to abolish standards for livelihood and medical benefits in order to link and treat high-risk groups for depression by adding mental health checkups to the entire nation.

 

Candidate Sim Sang Jung Justice Party put the so-called "Sim Sang Jung Care" at the forefront of the pledge, which guarantees the right to health for the people by expanding public health care and setting an annual cap of 1 million won for hospital expenses.

 

From the cradle to the grave It is determined to ensure the care of the whole people.

 

As a way to implement Sim Sang Jung care, the government has proposed the expansion of public health care, guaranteeing essential severe medical care by region, upper limit on hospital expenses, and realizing health advanced countries such as the family doctor system.

 

In detail, it promised to establish a system for training public doctors and public nurses by establishing the National University of Medicine and public medicine, and to expand health care personnel to the OECD level.

 

It also said it would conduct a health impact assessment on all government policies with the establishment of the Ministry of National Health.