
- Impact of health insurance status changes on healthcare utilisation patterns
- Kim, Jae-Hyun; Lee, Sang Gyu; Lee, Kwang-Soo et al.
- BMJ
Title |
Impact of health insurance status changes on healthcare utilisation patterns
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Sub Title | A longitudinal cohort study in South Korea |
Material Type | Reports |
Author(English) |
Kim, Jae-Hyun; Lee, Sang Gyu; Lee, Kwang-Soo et al. |
Publisher |
[London] : BMJ |
Date | 2016 |
Pages | 10 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Link |
Subject | Social Development < Health Social Development < Social Welfare |
Holding | BMJ Open |
License | ![]() |
Abstract
Objectives: The study examined medical care utilisation by health insurance status changes. Setting: The Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePs) was used. Participants: This study analysed 14 267 participants at baseline (2006). Interventions: The individuals were categorised into four health insurance status groups: continuous health insurance, change from health insurance to Medical Aid, change from Medical Aid to health insurance, or continuous Medical Aid. Primary and secondary outcome measures: Three dependent variables were also analysed: days spent in hospital; number of outpatient visits; and hospitalisations per year. Longitudinal data analysis was used to determine whether changes in health insurance status were associated with healthcare utilisation. Results: The number of outpatient visits per year was 0.1.363 times higher ( p>0.0001) in the continuous Medical Aid than in the continuous health insurance group. (The rest omitted)