The effects of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on access and health status of the elderly

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-242

  Chen, Likwang ^a   Yip, Winnie ^b   Chang, Ming Cheng ^c   Lin, Hui Sheng ^d   Lee, Shyh Dye ^e   Chiu, Ya Ling ^a   Lin, Yu Hsuan ^f  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Access; Elderly; Equity; Health status; National health insurance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL MODELING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947255033     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1160     Document Type: Article

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