Valuing healthcare under Taiwan's national health insurance

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-508

  Chen, Wen Yi ^a   Lee, Jwo Leun ^b   Liang, Yia Wun ^c   Hung, Chin Tun ^c   Lin, Yu Hui ^a  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Central Taiwan University of Sciences and Technology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Second generation national health insurance; Taiwan; Wilcoxon signed rank test; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 68749118749     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.5.501     Document Type: Article

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