# Medical accident compensation and insurance in Korea

> The compensation topic covers what makes an agreed amount enforceable and which public programmes or insurance pay when the liable side does not.

Korea Patient Rights Guide describes programmes only; eligibility is decided by the agency or the insurer.

Written by the Korea Patient Rights Guide editorial team on October 22, 2026. Canonical address: https://kpatientrights.org/topics/insurance.

## What does the medical accident compensation topic cover?

The legal effect of agreements and awards, advance payment of unpaid damages, childbirth accident compensation and insurance in foreign patient care.

## What does the medical accident compensation topic not cover?

Private insurance products and claims assistance are outside the scope of Korea Patient Rights Guide.