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[Karuga]

I'm going to take the hourly plan of 32k won with CDI, but my biggest concern right now is the lack of health/medical insurance covered.

Current CDI hourly people or anyone who isn't getting their medical insurance through their school/hagwon: how are you covering your medical? Can you still subscribe for insurance through CDI and pay a nominal monthly fee, or can you purchase health insurance through a 3rd party agency? If so, how much is it running you roughly?

I am very compelled to take the generous offer that CDI is giving me, but I need to figure out where my med coverage will be coming from before taking the next step.

Thanks!

[denverdeath]

If you are in fact self-employed and want to be insured:

http://www.nhic.or.kr/english/index.html

[garykasparov]

1> www.nhic.or.kr
2> English
3> News & Event
4> NHI voluntary enrollment for F.. [2007.05.23]
5> 5 National Health Insurance will be c.. admin 2006-01-06


From 1, 2006, the National Health Insurance will be compulsory for all foreign workers in Korea


☞ Because of the amendment of the National Health Insurance Act on Jul. 13, 2005, without relation to the type of Status of Stay, all foreign workers and overseas Koreans who work for an workplace in Korea shall automatically be the employee insured since 1 January, 2006.


If foreign workers made or will make their employment contract with their employer before 1 January, 2006, they will be the employee insured from 1 January, 2006, and if they will make the employment contract with their employer since 2 January, 2006, they will be the employee insured since the first date of employment.



☞ If a foreigner has the following Status of Stay(F1 ~ F5, D1 ~ D9, E1 ~ E5, E7 ~ E 8 ) while being excluded from the category of the employee insured, he/she can be the self-employed insured under the National health Insurance on a voluntary basis.



☞For more information including insurance benefits, and contribution, etc, please see the attached or refer to our website(www.nhic.or.kr).

[elliemk]

Just because it's the law doesn't mean you will get national health insurance. AIG and ING offer health insurance at fairly reasonable rates compared to the U.S. offerings by the same companies. Suggest you have a Korean friend help you check it out.