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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2019.29.1.82

Unmet Healthcare Needs Status and Trend of Korea in 2017  

Kim, Hwi Jun (Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School)
Jang, Jieun (Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School)
Park, Eun-Cheol (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University)
Jang, Sung-In (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University)
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Health Policy and Management / v.29, no.1, 2019 , pp. 82-85 More about this Journal
Abstract
Unmet healthcare needs are being used as an important indicator of the accessibility of healthcare services worldwide. To examine current status and trends of unmet needs in Korea, we used data from four sources: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES, 2007-2017); the Community Health Survey (CHS 2008-2017); the Korea Health Panel Survey (KHP 2011-2015); and the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS 2006-2017). The proportion of individual reporting unmet healthcare needs as of 2017 was 8.8% (KNHANES), 10.6% (CHS), and 12.4% (KHP as of 2015). The proportion of households reporting unmet healthcare needs due to cost was 0.5% (KOWEPS). Annual percentage change was -19.2%, -13.3%, -5.8%, and -13.3% respectively. Low income populations had more unmet healthcare needs than high income populations. However, unlike the last two studies, the main reason for unmet medical reasons was that there was no time regardless of income level.
Keywords
Unmet healthcare needs; Past trends; Income;
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