Catastrophic Health Expenditures for Households with Disabled Members: Evidence from the Korean Health Panel
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 336-344, 2016.
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
Persons with disabilities use more health care services due to ill health and face higher health care expenses and burden. This study explored the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures of households with persons with disabilities compared to that of those without such persons. We used the Korean Health Panel (KHP) dataset for the years 2010 and 2011. The final sample was 5,610 households; 800 (14.3%) of these were households with a person with a disability and 4,810 (85.7%) were households without such a person. Households with a person with a disability faced higher catastrophic health expenditures, spending about 1.2 to 1.4 times more of their annual living expenditures for out-of-pocket medical expenses, compared to households without persons with disabilities. Households having low economic status and members with chronic disease were more likely to face catastrophic health expenditures, while those receiving public assistance were less likely. Exemption or reduction of out-of-pocket payments in the National Health Insurance and additional financial support are needed so that the people with disabilities can use medical services without suffering financial crisis.
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Asunto principal:
Oportunidad Relativa
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Bases de Datos Factuales
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Gastos en Salud
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Personas con Discapacidad
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Atención a la Salud
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República de Corea
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Programas Nacionales de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Evaluación Económica en Salud
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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