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KMID : 0613620200400030152
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Health Social Welfare Review
2020 Volume.40 No. 3 p.152 ~ p.177
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Impact of Chronic Elderly Patients with Private Health Insurance on Medical Use
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Kim Su-Yeon
Sohn Min-Sung
Kim Gwi-Hyun
Choi Man-Kyu
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Abstract
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Recently, the Korean population has been rapidly aging and a growing number of elderly people have come to have chronic diseases that require consistent treatment. In this respect, an increasing number of Koreans rely on private medical insurance programs to reduce the burden of medical expenses that are not covered by public health insurance. In this study, we analyzed how private medical insurance affects medical service of elderly people having chronic disease by using materials from the 6th (2015-2016) and 7th (2017-2018) research panels on aging of the elderly considering age differences. The study participants were 847 elderly people aged 65 to 74 with chronic disease who had participated in the 6th and 7th research panels on aging. The analysis showed that elderly people with chronic illness had more hospitalization and outpatient use of private health insurance than non-members. Through this research, we will try to contribute to policy improvement for the elderly with chronic disease.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Chronic Diseases, Private Health Insurance, Medical Use
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