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The Feasibility of Reciprocal Health Care Agreements between South Korea and Australia

상호의료협약에 대한 고찰 -호주와 한국의 상호의료협약 가능성을 중심으로-

  • Lee, Hyo-Young (Department of Health administration. Dongseo University) ;
  • Park, Eun-Ok (College of Nursing, Jeju National University)
  • 이효영 (동서대학교 보건의료계열 보건행정학과) ;
  • 박은옥 (제주대학교 간호대학, 간호학과)
  • Received : 2017.10.18
  • Accepted : 2017.11.29
  • Published : 2017.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study reviews the feasibility of Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) between South Korea and Australia. Methods : A literature review was conducted using government reports and media articles. Results : In Australia, the Health Insurance Act enables health care agreements with other nations, but Korea has no similar legislation in place. Therefore, Korea must build a broader consensus on the need for RHCA, based on the precedent of Australia's RHCA with 11 nations, as well as on the Korean Pension Act, which has made reciprocal pension agreements with 28 nations through an exceptive clause. The active government involvement of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia, and the Ministry of Health & Welfare and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Korea, are essential for a successful RHCA process. Conclusions : RHCA between Australia and Korea would constitute a significant step forward in strengthening people-to-people links between these two trading partners in the spirit of health diplomacy.

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