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Free Health Screenings for Medical Aid Recipients — This Year’s Eligible Group Includes Those Born in Odd-Numbered Years

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it is actively promoting free health screenings for medical aid recipients to detect and prevent diseases early and protect vulnerable citizens from falling into healthcare blind spots.

This year, those eligible for screenings are medical aid beneficiaries born in odd-numbered years:

• ●Ages 20–64: eligible for general health checkups

• ●Ages 66 and above: eligible for transitional life-stage health checkups

General Checkups (Ages 20–64)

• ●Physical measurements, blood pressure, blood and urine tests, chest X-rays

• ●Additional gender- and age-specific tests

Transitional Life-Stage Checkups (Age 66+)

• ●Medical history, bone density tests, cognitive function screening

• ●Lifestyle evaluation, mental health assessments, physical function tests (6 categories total)

Screenings are available at 504 designated medical institutions in Busan. Eligible individuals should make a reservation in advance, bring a valid ID, and visit a designated clinic or hospital.

Clinic information is available through the NHIS website (www.nhis.or.kr) or the NHIS Call Center at ☎1577-1000.

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Busan City has consistently promoted early detection, treatment, and disease management through health screenings for medical aid recipients to help improve overall public health and realize its vision of a “Healthy City Busan.”

From this year, the Welfare Bureau and Citizen Health Bureau are collaborating to reduce the growing medical expenses of medical aid recipients and promote their health.

To support early screening, the city and its 16 districts/counties will utilize 57 medical aid case managers to provide checkup guidance and monitor related health improvement cases.

Since 2003, these managers have worked within districts and counties to help recipients manage their health through ongoing services including:

• ●Onboarding new beneficiaries

• ●Managing frequent outpatient users

• ●Monitoring long-term inpatients

• ●Providing at-home medical assistance and individualized case management

Jeong Tae-ki, Director of the Busan Welfare Bureau, stated:

“Health checkups are a valuable opportunity to detect diseases early and receive appropriate treatment.
As demand for checkups peaks at the end of the year, we strongly encourage eligible individuals to get screened as early as possible to avoid long wait times.”