The impact of out of pocket payments on health care inequality: the case of national health insurance in South Korea

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The impact of out of pocket payments on health care inequality: the case of national health insurance in South Korea

The global financial crisis of 2008 has led to the reinforcement of patient cost sharing in health care policy. This study aimed to explore the impact of direct out-of pocket payments (OOPs) on health care utilization and the resulting financial burden across income groups under the South Korean Nat...

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Main Authors:	Lee, Weon-Young, Shaw, Ian
Format:	Article
Published:	MDPI 2014
Subjects:	Health care utilization; Equity; Catastrophic health expenditure; Social health insurance; Out-of-pocket payments
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33145/

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