Unmet Healthcare Needs, Catastrophic Health Expenditure, and Health in South Korea’s Universal Healthcare System: Progression Towards Improving Equity by NHI Type and Income Level

Unmet Healthcare Needs, Catastrophic Health Expenditure, and Health in South Korea’s Universal Healthcare System: Progression Towards Improving Equity by NHI Type and Income Level

This study examined the effects of healthcare inequality on personal health. It aimed to determine how health insurance type and income level influence catastrophic health expenditure and unmet healthcare needs among South Koreans. Unbalanced Korean Health Panel data from 2011 to 2015, including 33,...

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Main Authors:	Minsung Sohn, Xianhua Che, Hee-Jung Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:	Healthcare
Subjects:	unmet healthcare needs catastrophic health expenditure health status health insurance health inequality panel regression
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/8/4/408

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