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KMID : 1813120160010010027
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Journal of Sleep and Dental Medicine
2016 Volume.1 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.33
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National health insurance system in dental sleep medicine
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Song Yun-Heon
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Abstract
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The instruments for managing health care security in Korea comprise the health insurance system(KHIS) funded by mandatory social insurance contributions and the medical aid program(MAP) financed by government budget for the poor as a livelihood protection program. Korean health insurance system was institutionalized in July 1977. Since 1989, health care security system has covered the whole population. It took only 12years to fully provide universal health insurance coverage for all citizens. The remarkable success of KHIS can be compared with other OECD countries which had taken some 30years to over 100years to establish the total coverage of the population. The main reason for the success of KHIS can be delineated with the three characteristics in KHIS development; low premiums, low benefits, and low fee-schedule charges. However, these three characteristics of KHIS, which had been the key for the rapid development of the system, have become tremendous drawbacks for the secure development of KHIS. The dissatisfaction and discontent of health care providers are ever increasing. The consumers expectation toward higher quality of care is ever increasing. This paper reviews its impacts on the health and the health care system in
dental sleep medicine.
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KEYWORD
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Korean health insurance system(KHIS), Low premiums, Low benefits, Low fee-schedule charges, Fee-schedule of dental sleep medicine
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