Has the Copayment Ceiling Improved Financial Protection in the Korean National Health Insurance System? Evidence From the 2009 Policy Change

Has the Copayment Ceiling Improved Financial Protection in the Korean National Health Insurance System? Evidence From the 2009 Policy Change

Objectives To relieve the financial burden faced by households, the Korean National Health Insurance (NHI) system introduced a “copayment ceiling,” which evolved into a differential ceiling in 2009, with the copayment ceiling depending on patients’ income. This study aimed to examine the effect of t...

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Main Authors:	Tae-Jin Lee, Chelim Cheong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2017-11-01
Series:	Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Subjects:	Health insurance Out-of-pocket payments Health care costs Copayment ceiling Financial protection Korea
Online Access:	http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-50-6-393.pdf

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