Patterns of outpatient care utilization by seniors under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan
Taiwan has one of the fastest growing aging populations in the world, which makes the effective allocation of scarce medical resources a key issue. This paper investigates patterns in the use of outpatient services by elderly individuals in Taiwan under the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. M...
Main Authors: | Wen-Chin Hsu, Yi-Ping Hsu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-05-01
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Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615004052 |
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