Yoonhee Choi

  • Advisor
  • T. +82-2-3404-1074
  • F. +82-2-3404-0801
  • E. yoonhee.choi@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Yoonhee Choi graduated from Chung-Ang University College of Pharmacy and then worked at the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) for 11 and a half years, during which she faithfully performed her duties not only as a working-level staff member but also as a team manager at the Pharmaceutical Benefits Department, gaining extensive practical experiences in reviewing off-patent pharmaceutical pricing of generic drugs as well as new drugs. Ms. Choi joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2022 and provides her clients with advisory services on legal matters concerning off-patent pharmaceutical pricing.

Representative Experience

2022-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2020-2022 Manager, Pharmaceutical Pricing Division, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
2011-2020 Deputy manager, New Drug Listing Division, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
2008-2011 Pharmacist, Onnuri Daehak Pharmacy

Representative Matters

Advised a client on strategies to request adjustments to drug reimbursement prices or eligibility
Advised a client on strategies to minimize drug price reductions through integration of drug price post-management systems
Advised a client on a project on expansion of drug indications
Advised a client on a project to review pharmacoeconomic evaluations of new drugs
Advised a client on a GA project in response to a scheme for repricing drugs in reference to drug prices in foreign countries

Education

2008 Chung-Ang University (B.S.)

Selected Activities

Awards
Citation (Minister of Health and Welfare; 2012, 2021)

Qualifications

2008 Pharmacist (Korea)