Differences in Family Caregivers' Opinions about Out-of-Pocket Payment for Long-Term Care Facilities by Income Levels / 보건행정학회지
Health Policy and Management
;
: 139-148, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-7206
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study is to investigate family caregivers' opinions about out-of-pocket payment for long-term care (LTC) facilities, and find the differences in the opinions for family caregivers of all different levels of income.METHODS:
We used the data of the study on out-of-pocket payment in national long-term care insurance, including 1,552 family caregivers with the elderly in long-term care facilities.RESULTS:
The average out-of-pocket payment per month was 511,635 Korean won and distributed from 230,750 to 1,365,570 Korean won. The amount of out-of-pocket payment might be affected by not co-payment but the cost of non-covered service. There were differences in them for family caregivers of all different levels of income. Opinions were surveyed about 5 issues. By levels of income, there were differences in their opinions about 3 issues, the financial burden on LTC, the necessity of reducing out-of-pocket payments, and to be willing to pay more for a high quality service. But there were not different opinions about the interruption of LTC service and staying with LTC facilities.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that the range of out-of-pocket payment for LTC facility is wide and it can be a burden to lower income group. It should be to prepare the policies to ease the financial burden and support the appropriate LTC use.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Caregivers
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Health Expenditures
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Insurance, Long-Term Care
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Long-Term Care
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Health Policy and Management
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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