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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2011.21.3.397

Relationship between Income and Healthcare Utilization in Cancer Patients  

Kim, Jin-Hee (Office of Clinical Outcomes Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency)
Kim, Kyung-Joo (Office of Research Coordination, National Strategic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research)
Park, Jong-Hyock (National Cancer Control Research Institute, National Cancer Center)
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Health Policy and Management / v.21, no.3, 2011 , pp. 397-413 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the income level and the healthcare utilization by health insurance type in all cancer patients in year 2005. Methods: The target population was cancer patients with health insurance who used healthcare as a diagnosis code (C00-C97) from January 1 to December 31 of 2005. The Korea Central Cancer Registry Center's Cancer Patient Registry Data, the list of cancer patients of the National Health Insurance Corporation, and the claim data of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service were used. The I was the wealthiest, followed by II, III, IV. The V was the poorest in this study. For the analysis, the $x^2$-test, ANOVA (and Kruskal-Wallis test), and regression were used. Results: Outpatient and hospitalization medical expenses, and outpatient visit days of cancer patients with self-employed health insurance were highest in I (p<.001, respectively), and the hospitalization days were the highest in II (p<.001, respectively). Outpatient and hospitalization medical expenses, and outpatient visit and hospitalization days of cancer patients with occupational health insurance were the highest in I (p<.001, respectively). Outpatient and hospitalization medical expenses, and outpatient visit and hospitalization days in cancer patients were higher in I compared to V, and higher in II and III, IV compared to V (p<.001, respectively). Conclusion: Supporting plan for cancer patients' outpatient healthcare utilization are necessary. Moreover, we should make specialized strategy for low income cancer patients with self-employed health insurance when we develop quality improvement policy for inpatient service.
Keywords
Cancer; Income; Healthcare Disparities;
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