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The study draws on Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) databases, including case studies and acknowledgement of researchers. It reviews NHIS historical evolution, pandemic-era resource mobilization and financial sustainability, expanded benefit packages, long-term care integration, and inequality analyses using integrated NHI data.","Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized  \n© 2023 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW  \nWashington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000  \n[Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. 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The case studies are available at: [https://www.worldbank.org/](https://www.worldbank.org/)[ ](https://www.worldbank.org/)[en/country/korea/brief/korea-wbg-partnership-on-pandemic-preparedness-and-response.](en/country/korea/brief/korea-wbg-partnership-on-pandemic-preparedness-and-response.)  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis study used the database of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) . The research number of this study is KDCA-NHIS-2022-1-536 . The authors would like to thank Sejin Bae, Minji Koo, and Yusang Lee for their assistance in data analysis.  \nCover design: QUO Bangkok  \nRepublic of Korea – World Bank Group Partnership On COVID-19 Preparedness and Response  \nHow Korea’s  \nNational Health Insurance (NHI) Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic  \nSeptember 2023  \nAuthors  \nHyeSeung Wee  \nResearch fellow at National Health Insurance Service  \nSeungho Jung  \nAssistant professor at Incheon National University  \nJongmin Lee  \nEconomist at Bank of Korea  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nAbstract  ................................................................ 7  \n1 . Introduction  ........................................................... 8  \n2 . Historical context and evolution of the NHIS  .............................. 8  \nPopulation coverage .....................................................8  \nIntegration of multiple health insurance cooperatives ....................... 10  \n3 . Previous emerging infectious diseases in Korea and their impact on the early response to COVID-19  ..................................... 10  \nKorea’s responses since onset of the pandemic ............................11  \nCash Flow Trend of National Health Insurance of Korea during the Pandemic .. 12  \n4 . Resource mobilization and financial sustainability of NHI  .................. 13  \n5 . 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