The Ministry of Health and Welfare's 'Abnormal and Fake Medical Treatment Administrative Investigation Unit' designated unfair treatment targeting cancer patients as the top priority for this crackdown. The investigation team has already carefully analyzed internal data and selected medical institutions with strong evidence of illegal activities, such as paybacks and patient enticement and placement. In particular, the practice of hospitals luring patients with actual cost insurance to sell expensive non-covered items with insufficient medical evidence and then returning part of the profits to the patients is considered a clear violation of medical law and an act of deceiving patients. The government is predicting an intensive investigation as it believes that this behavior is not just a deviation of some, but may be a structural problem of office-directed hospitals or some nursing and oriental medicine hospitals that prioritize profit generation.

The impact of this investigation is expected to not simply be limited to cancer patients. Starting with this crackdown on cancer patients, the government plans to gradually expand the scope of the investigation to include cases of misuse and abuse of ADHD medication, which are becoming a social problem, and acts of enticing and arranging for hemodialysis patients. This is a result that reflects the strong stance of Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun-kyung, who will protect normal treatment in medical settings as much as possible, but will root out illegal activities that undermine public trust. If a violation of medical law is confirmed during the investigation, we will not only immediately refer the person to an investigative agency, but also take strong administrative measures such as license suspension in cooperation with the ethics committee of the expert group.

To increase the effectiveness of crackdowns, the government has joined hands with the National Health Insurance Corporation, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, and the Financial Supervisory Service to establish an all-round cooperation system. In particular, we are actively encouraging internal whistleblowing by operating the 'Abnormal and Fake Medical Treatment Reporting Center', and if a case of unfair health insurance claims is discovered and action is taken to recover the money, a record-breaking reward of up to 3 billion won will be paid. In addition, through a special reward system for reporting insurance fraud, the strategy is to subdivide the compensation system by status, from hospital and clinic personnel to the general public, to elicit internal testimony that will break the chain of illegality. Since the identity of the reporter will be thoroughly protected, this will be a great opportunity for those who have been silent for fear of retaliation despite seeing illegal medical treatment.

Meanwhile, the management system for the overall non-benefit market is also becoming more sophisticated. Recently, the government is moving to prevent excessive treatment by establishing standard treatment guidelines for extracorporeal shock wave therapy in addition to manual therapy. These guidelines, led by the Korean Medical Association, specifically limit the number of treatments and diseases covered, and require patients to be notified that if they are violated, it may be difficult to apply for actual cost insurance. Financial authorities also plan to use these guidelines as a standard for dispute resolution, thereby breaking the vicious cycle in which unnecessary long-term treatment or excessive medical care is passed on to the burden of insurance premiums for all subscribers.