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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2009.19.1.062

Attitude toward the Increasing Role of Private Health Insurance  

Park, Ki-Hong (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
Kwon, Soon-Man (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
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Health Policy and Management / v.19, no.1, 2009 , pp. 62-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing the attitude toward the increasing role of private health insurance(PHI). In the Korea Welfare Panel Data 2007, a sample of 1,675 (adjusted by weight value: 1,607) respondents on an opinion on promoting PHI was used in the study. With independent variables including socio-demographic characteristics, health status, health-related behavior, and opinions on welfare service, ordered-probit model was used to analyze the attitude toward PHI. Negative opinion on the increasing role of PHI were responded by 54.6%(n=877) of the respondents, whereas 22.2%(n=373) were positive and 23.2%(n=357) were neutral. Old people, the better off, those with worse self-assessed health status, and those having an experience of health examination tend to have the positive attitude toward the increasing role of PHI. Women, those with chronic diseases or disorders and those who do not agree that comprehensive welfare benefits reduce work incentive showed negative attitude toward PHI. When comparing the needs for PHI before and after medical utilization, ex-ante need tends to strengthen the tendency to support private health insurance. This study will contribute to the discussion on the optimal mix of public and private health insurance in Korea by a better recognition of attitude toward PHI and health care system.
Keywords
Korea Welfare Panel; Private health insurance; Ordered probit model;
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