Divergence in the development of public health insurance in Japan and the Republic of Korea: A multiple-payer versus a single-payer system

International Social Security Review

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 51-73

  Jeong, Hyoung Sun ^a   Niki, Ryu ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b NIHON FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Japan; Method of financing; Political aspect; Republic of Korea; Scope of coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859319132     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-246X.2012.01428.x     Document Type: Article

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