Open Government Data Portal

This data is a detailed compilation of statistics on pharmaceutical expenses paid by the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) as part of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance (IACI) medical benefits, by branch office, as of the fourth quarter of 2012. Key fields include branch name, number of pharmaceutical expense claims and amounts, number of beneficiaries who actually received payments, final number of payments and amounts, and average pharmaceutical expenses per patient (the average amount paid per patient). These statistics provide crucial foundational data for analyzing regional characteristics and payment patterns of IACCI pharmaceutical expense expenditures. The ratio of payments to claims allows for assessing the efficiency of pharmaceutical expense review and payment management. By analyzing the difference in average pharmaceutical expenses per person relative to the number of beneficiaries by branch, the data can indirectly infer the severity of illness and medication usage patterns of patients with industrial accidents in each region. Policymakers and financial management departments can leverage this data to identify specific regions or branches with excessive pharmaceutical expenditures and analyze regional pharmaceutical expense claim trends to focus on developing measures to improve the soundness and efficiency of pharmaceutical expenditures. Ultimately, these are key statistics that contribute to preventing insurance financial leaks and securing financial stability while providing the necessary medicines to industrial accident patients.