Health-Welfare minister resigns

Health and Welfare Minister Choi Sun-Jung told the press at the ministry conference hall Wednesday afternoon that he would resign in a show of responsibility for the financial problems plaguing the medical insurance program. He said the Korean health care system has long been troubled, with 90 percent of it left in the hands of the private sector. Rep. Kim Won-Gil of the Millennium Democratic Party was named to replace Choi.

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