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Impact of health insurance status changes on healthcare utilisation patterns : A longitudinal cohort study in South Korea
- 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 | Report |
| 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)
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