Korean Job Discussion Forums

[nate2008]

Hello all, I am a Korea Newbie. I will be leaving for Korea at the end of August to work for EPIK in Daejeon. I have not yet received the contract but I am under the assumption that I will most likely be receiving the typical 50/50 health insurance plan. I am looking for some details about this type of coverage. Please note that I have spent the past 2 hours attempting to use the search function to find other threads about this subject, but the search function on these forums is awful.

Here are some questions I have:

1) How exactly do the co-pays work? Do I front all the cost and eventually I am reimbursed 50%?

2) I know you have to have your ARC to get on the insurance plan, but once you get your ARC, how do you get on the plan? Do you have to go to a government office somewhere and apply? Or are you just automatically insured once you receive your ARC?

3) How much does it cost to be on the program? Is there a certain amount deducted from each paycheck? If so, what is a typical amount that will be deducted?

4) Anything else you think I should know would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me.

[ttompatz]