The effect of increasing the coinsurance rate on outpatient utilization of healthcare services in South Korea

The effect of increasing the coinsurance rate on outpatient utilization of healthcare services in South Korea

Abstract Background The Korean healthcare system is composed of costly and inefficient structures that fail to adequately divide the functions and roles of medical care organizations. To resolve this matter, the government reformed the cost-sharing policy in November of 2011 for the management of ou...

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Main Authors: Hyo Jung Lee, Sung-In Jang, Eun-Cheol Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Increased coinsurance rate
Prescription drug cost policy
Healthcare utilization
Outpatient visit
Medical costs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2076-8

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