Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service
| 건강보험심사평가원 健康保險審査評價院 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
| Headquarters | Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| Website | http://www.hira.or.kr/eng/main.do |
The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (Korean: 건강보험심사평가원; Hanja: 健康保險審査評價院) - HIRA in short - is a government agency under Ministry of Health and Welfare responsible for claims review and quality assessment of the National Health Insurance. Since its foundation, its role has expanded as it has become a specialised agency with delegated powers related to health insurance and healthcare from the Ministry. Its head with fixed 3 year term is nominated by the Minister upon the recommendations from nomination committee and appointed by the President.
It has its headquarters in Wonju and 10 branch offices across the nation.