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KMID : 0896220050250010205
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Journal of Daegu Health College
2005 Volume.25 No. 1 p.205 ~ p.222
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A Study on The Behavior of The Quasi-Medical Expenses
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Park Jae-Won
Seo Soo-Kyo
Bae Joong-Han
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to estimate the magnitude and to characterize the "Quasi-Medical Expenses" of Korea, which are defined as the monetary costs that are used to improve health or to heal disease but are not captured by the official medical expense statistic. The quasi-medical expenses includes the monetary expenditure associated with the underground transactions of medical good and service as well as traditional treatment which is not yet scientifically proven effective including "alternative medical treatment". The data used in this study was collected by the survey on 734 individual in Daegu area. There is a tendency that the oder people becomes the more dependent they are on the quasi-medical treatment. The result of analysis indicates that the experience of having been hospitalized, sex, and income are the significant factors that explain how much people would spend on the quasi-medical treatment. The result suggests that a policy measure is needed to accomodate part of the quasi-medical expenses in the national medical insurance system to alleviate the burden of medical cost.
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