Effect of private health insurance on health care utilization in a universal public insurance system: A case of South Korea

Health Policy

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 69-76

  Jeon, Boyoung ^a   Kwon, Soonman ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health care utilization; Moral hazard; Private health insurance; South Korea; Universal health care system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SMOKING; SOUTH KOREA;

HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MORAL HAZARD; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84887610587     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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