The distribution of net benefits under the National Health Insurance programme in Taiwan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-59

  Huang, Nicole ^a   Yip, Winnie ^b   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a   Wang, Pen Jen ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

National health insurance; Net benefits; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX; TAIWAN; TAX;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846644425     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czl037     Document Type: Article

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