The first step to a healthy life, apply for a healthy lifestyle support grant!
Staying healthy in today’s busy world is not easy. The risk of chronic diseases is increasing, and the burden of health care is also increasing. I also have difficulties managing my health. It is not easy to maintain regular exercise and healthy eating habits in a busy daily life.
The Healthy Lifestyle Practice Subsidy is a pilot policy provided by the government to citizens who practice healthy lifestyle habits. If you have high blood pressure or diabetes, please apply for a healthy living practice subsidy to receive incentives and additional benefits of up to 120,000 won per year.
Go to the Healthy Lifestyle Practice Subsidy System
Please find out the details below about the healthy living practice subsidy provided by the National Health Insurance Corporation.
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Introduction to the Healthy Living Practice Subsidy System
As people enter middle age, diseases occur due to health risk factors such as obesity, drinking, and smoking, and the number of people with chronic diseases is increasing day by day. At this time, the government operated the ‘Healthy Living Practice Subsidy Pilot Project’ in response to the need for expansion of investment in the field of prevention and policy to ensure that individuals live longer in health than suffering from disease through self-management of their health. An incentive system was introduced to encourage healthy living practices and health improvement through voluntary participation.
In other words, incentives in the form of points are provided according to each activity and health improvement results of healthy living, and if the points are 10,000 or more, they can be used at a location designated by the Corporation.
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Participation target and participation period
Participation in the Healthy Living Practice Support Fund can be broadly divided into prevention type and management type. If you live in the pilot area, please participate if you meet the conditions below.
1) Preventive participation target: Preventive participation targets are those aged 20 to 64 who have taken a general health check-up and whose BMI is 25 kg/㎡ or higher and whose blood pressure or fasting blood sugar is within the caution range.
BMI stands for body mass index, which is calculated by dividing weight by the square of height. Please refer to the table below.
Category Safety range Caution range Danger range
BMI (kg/㎡) 18.5~24.9 25~29.9 or less than 18.5 more than 30
Blood pressure (mmHg) is less than 120 and less than 80 120~139 or 80~89 more than 140 or more than 90
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL) less than 100 100~125 more than 126
2) Those eligible for managed participation include patients registered with primary care chronic disease management projects, patients with hypertension and diabetes of all ages with established care plans, and patients diagnosed with both hypertension and diabetes.
3) The address on the participant’s resident registration must be within the pilot area on the date of application for participation.
4) Participation period:
The preventive participation period is two years from the day after the participant applies for participation.
The period for managed participation is one year from the day after you apply for participation.
Registered primary care chronic disease management pilot project
Primary care chronic disease management project registration is a comprehensive hypertension and diabetes management service centered on local clinics and linked to community resources. Unlike existing medical services that mainly prescribe medication, this is a service in which care coordinators such as nurses or nutritionists or doctors directly educate and advise patients about eating habits and exercise. After patients with chronic diseases visit local clinics participating in the pilot project and register, the following patient management services are provided.
Identify the patient’s disease and lifestyle habits and establish a management plan on a yearly basis
Inspection and consultation through text and phone calls
Provide disease and lifestyle improvement education
Customized management that periodically checks and evaluates clinical values such as blood pressure and blood sugar, and the degree of achievement of lifestyle improvement goals
Apply for Participation
Those who have registered for the primary care chronic disease management pilot project can apply through the mobile app (‘The Health Insurance’ app) or the National Health Insurance Corporation website (www.nhis.or.kr) as shown below, or by visiting the pilot branch in person. You can apply to participate.
1) How to apply for mobile app
Access ‘The Health Insurance’ app
Simple authentication (Kakao/Toss/PASS)
Enter personal information (name/date of birth/mobile phone number)
Request authentication after agreeing to personal information
Go to Healthy Life → Healthy Lifestyle Payment System at the top
Apply for participation
2) How to apply through the website
Access the National Health Insurance Corporation website
Confirm participation in pilot project:
Health in > Healthy Lifestyle Practice Subsidy System > Healthy Lifestyle Practice Participation Subsidy System Participation Viewing Tab
Application for participation in the Healthy Living Practice Support Fund
3) In-person visit
Visit the National Health Insurance Corporation branch in the pilot area and apply in person
pilot area
To apply for participation in the Healthy Lifestyle Practice Support Fund, your address on your resident registration at the time of application must be registered in the pilot area below. Please check the current pilot area below and participate in the Healthy Living Practice Support Fund if you live in that area.
1) Prevention pilot area
Region City County District
Nowon-gu, Seoul
Ansan-si, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Daedeok-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City
Chungju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
Cheongyang-gun, Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City
Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, Wanju-gun
Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do
Nam-gu, Dalseong-gun, Busan
Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
Wonju City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province
Jeju City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
2) Managed pilot area
Region City County District
Seoul Jongno-gu, Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu, Seongdong-gu, Gwangjin-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Jungnang-gu, Seongbuk-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Dobong-gu, Nowon-gu, Eunpyeong-gu,
Seodaemun-gu, Mapo-gu, Yangcheon-gu, Gangseo-gu, Guro-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Dongjak-gu, Gwanak-gu, Gangnam-gu, Songpa-gu, Gangdong-gu
Gyeonggi Incheon, Suwon-si, Seongnam-si, Uijeongbu-si, Anyang-si, Bucheon-si, Pyeongtaek-si, Ansan-si, Goyang-si, Gwacheon-si, Namyangju-si, Osan-si, Siheung-si, Gunpo-si, Uiwang-si, Yongin-si, Anseong-si, Paju-si, Gimpo-si, Yangju-si, Gwangju-si, Pocheon-si, Yangpyeong-gun, Incheon (Jung-gu, Yeonsu-gu, Michuhol-gu, Namdong-gu, Bupyeong-gu, Gyeya-gu, Seo-gu)
Chungcheong region Daejeon (Dong-gu, Daedeok-gu, Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Yuseong-gu), Cheongju-si, Eumseong-gun, Cheonan-si, Seosan-si, Hongseong-gun
Jeolla region Gwangju (Nam-gu, Dong-gu, Gwangsan-gu, Seo-gu, Buk-gu), Jeonju-si, Gunsan-si, Iksan-si, Gimje-si, Mokpo-si, Suncheon-si, Muan-gun,
Boseong-gun, Haenam-gun, Jangheung-gun
Gyeongsang region Daegu (Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Nam-gu, Dalseo-gu, Dalseong-gun, Buk-gu, Suseong-gu), Gyeongsan-si, Cheongdo-gun, Yeongcheon-si, Pohang-si, Goryeong-gun, Yeongdeok-gun, Busan (Seok, Jin-gu, Haeundae-gu, Buk-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Suyeong-gu, Yeonje-gu), Changwon-si, Gimhae-si, Yangsan-si, Uiryeong-gun, Hamyang-gun, Ulsan (Buk-gu)
Wonju-si, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
Please find the pilot area in your area below and check it out.
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Standards for accumulating and using healthy lifestyle support points
Healthy living practice support funds are paid in the form of points. Please check the payment standards for prevention and improvement types below. The maximum accumulated points for the preventive type is 120,000 points/2 years, and for the management type, the maximum accumulated points is 80,000 points/1 year.
1) Preventative accumulation points
2) Managed accumulated points
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For chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure, it is very important to effectively manage lifestyle patterns and habits. There are many cases where you cannot control your health as you wish. In times like these, it can be very effective to take advantage of these government programs. You gain points and health, and it may be a small amount, but if you can maintain your health, you gain something greater than anything else. Get started right now.
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