Rethinking the Role of the Public Health Clinic: Comparison of Outpatient Utilization in the Public Health Clinics and Private Clinics in Korea

Korea has experienced an overall expansion of access to care in the past few decades, which necessitated the reconsideration of the role of the public health clinics (PHC) as a primary care provider. The recent controversy about the outpatient copayment waiver for the elderly in the PHC is in the sa...

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Main Authors: Agnus M. Kim, Seongcheol Cho, Hyun Joo Kim, Min-Woo Jo, Sang Jun Eun, Jin Yong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/7/1312