The Impact of the National Health Insurance's Reduce Co-payment Policies in remote areas on Patient’s Health-Seeking Behavior

• Main Authors: Lin,Jia-Syuan, 林佳璇
• Other Authors: JHANG,RONG-TING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35498506899523823498

碩士 === 東海大學 === 企業管理學系碩士班 === 104 === The Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) had reduced of 20% co-payment of outpatient, in 45 remote areas to patient’s since January 1st, 2013. We analyzed the outpatient utilization of one million NHI enrollees for 2000, used the sign test model to examine the effect of the new policy on the probability of health seeking behavior, and the number of outpatient visits. Major empirical results are as follow： 1. The decrease of 20% co-payment for remote areas has significantly effect on the services volume of remote areas. 2. The decrease of 20% co-payment for 40 remote areas has significantly effect on the services volume of remote areas.; The decrease of 20% co-payment for 5 remote areas has no significantly effect on the services volume of remote areas Overall, we found that reduced of 20% co-payment policy it would significantly increase medical demand of outpatient services