The Health Care Organizations Union (보건의료단체연합) has publicly opposed the government's announcement that the national support rate for health insurance in the coming year will be 14.4%. In a statement released on the 2nd, the union urged the government to fulfill its statutory obligation to provide national support for health insurance, describing the 14.4% figure as a severe insult to workers and low‑income households. The union argued that, despite record‑high tax revenues and large fiscal investments in advanced‑industry sectors, maintaining a tight fiscal stance on health‑insurance financing undermines the goal of realizing health rights. It also noted that the Lee Jae‑myung administration had pledged to expand national health‑insurance support at the start of its term, but the announced rate falls short of that promise.
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