A Study of the Introduction of Rehabilitation Service by the NPS

Abstract

This study discusses the necessity for rehabilitation service by the National Pension Scheme and what methods to take to establish it. The demand for rehabilitation services in Korea is expected to increase radically in the future, as the beneficiaries of the disability pension will be raised. However, the infrastructure for rehabilitation service is not established because of financial constraints. In this regard, rehabilitation services by the National Pension Scheme can contribute to covering this deficits and enhancing the financial stability of the pension fund. The rehabilitation services of the NPS should be established under the principle of economic efficiency. This services should mainly provide the vocational rehabilitations and cover beneficiaries of the disability pension. Most of the process of vocational rehabilitation should be commit to the outside agencies. But the National Pension Scheme, as the rehabilitation coordinator, should control the whole process of vocational rehabilitation practices.