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Basic health screening is free for South Koreans whose income falls below the nation’s median rate.
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SEOUL – Mr Park (not his real name) received a health screening package from his children for his 65th birthday.
He was pleased. A friend of his had gone through a similar screening a couple of years earlier and found himself in the pink of health.
