Health Policy and Management (보건행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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A Panel Study on the Effect of Obesity and the Chronic Diseases on the Health Care Expenditures

비만과 만성질환이 의료비에 미치는 효과에 대한 패널분석

  • Kim, Sang-Hyun (Healthcare Data Analysis Division, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service) ;
  • Sakong, Jin (Department of Economics, Hanyang University)
  • 김상현 (건강보험심사평가원 의료정보분석부) ;
  • 사공진 (한양대학교 경제학부)
  • Received : 2015.04.07
  • Accepted : 2015.06.28
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

We analyze the determinants of obesity and the chronic diseases using the Korea Health Panel data. Also we analyze the effect of obesity and the chronic diseases on the health care expenditures. Through this study, to reduce the health care expenditures, we suggest the policy implication that might curb the obesity and the chronic diseases. We estimate the determinants of obesity, the chronic diseases, and the health care expenditures using 2SLS (two stage least squares) estimation method under the simultaneous equations framework. Result says that obesity and chronic diseases significantly have positive effects on the health care expenditures. Also the determinants of the health care expenditures that have positive effects are age, income and health care utilization variables.

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