Estimation of the Financial Burden to the National Health Insurance for Patients with Major Cancers in Taiwan

Almost all countries that have national health insurance schemes face financial challenges. A better understanding of the financial burden that cancer places on Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) is important for helping policy makers to plan under scarce healthcare resources. This study...

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Main Authors: Po-Ching Chu, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Jung-Der Wang, Yu-Yin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966460860008X