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Magnitude of Patient's Cost-sharing for Hospital Services in the National Health Insurance in Korea (의료보험 환자가 병원진료시 부담하는 본인부담 크기)

  • 김창엽;이진석;강길원;김용익
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1999
  • The purpose of this study was to estimate the magnitude of patient's actual cost-sharing for hospital services in the National Health Insurance which has been estimated with only a few hospitals or limited number of patients. Also we aimed at analysis of factors influencing the magnitude. Sources of analyzed data were two databases. 1997 medical benefits record of the National Federation of Medical Insurance and 1997 Statistics for Hospital Management from the Korea Institute of Health Services Management(KIHM). We merged two databases and related records for 224 hospitals. based on the identification details of each hospital. The average percent of patients' cost-sharing was 51.7% of total hospital revenues from the insurance. with 40.3% of revenue in inpatient and 67.4% in outpatient. respectively. The contributing hospital factors to the magnitude of cost-sharing were size of hospitals. teaching status. location. number of employed physicians. etc. Larger and university hospital. urban location. and with more physicians were positively correlated with higher level of cost-sharing. Additionally, the higher the expenses of inpatient's treatment was, the higher the size of patient's cost-sharing was. These findings suggest that present level of patients' cost-sharing is quitely high and it is urgent to reduce the patient's cost-sharing to the reasonable level. It would be necessary to extend the coverage of insurance benefits and to develop policies focusing on larger hospitals and inpatient services.

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Improved Methods of Cost Sharing in Apartment Remodeling Projects (공동주택 리모델링 사업 분담금 산정의 문제점 및 개선방안)

  • Kim, Jeong-Won;Lee, Dong-Jin;Lee, Min-Joo;Lee, Ji-Hyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2019.11a
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    • pp.184-185
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest the improved methods for cost sharing in apartment remodeling projects. Case studies on apartment remodeling projects with different plan type were analyzed and compared. Cost sharing estimated by 'proportional rate method' shows similar results estimated by 'return on investment method' in case of similar area ratio of existing plan to remodeling plan. Otherwise cost sharing estimated by 'proportional rate method' shows great differences comparing the results estimated by 'return on investment method'. Although return on 'proportional rate method' is widely used, it is not proper to estimate cost sharing when each householder's contribution for the project varies, such as considerable differences area ratio of existing plan to remodeling plan. Improved cost sharing method is needed taking into account project contribution and characteristics.

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Reexamination of Patient's Cost-sharing System for Oriental Medical Services in the Korean National Health Insurance (한방의료의 건강보험 적정 본인부담률 추계)

  • Kim, Jin-Hyun;Yoo, Wang-Keun;Seo, Dong-Min
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-27
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    • 2007
  • This study is designed to estimate an appropriate level of patient's cost-sharing for oriental medical services in the Korean National Health Insurance. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: 1) The current co-payment system for oriental medical services does not reflect its cost structure in clinical practice due to inconsistency of cost-sharing plan in the NHI. 2) Both oriental medical institutions and their patients, as a result, are at a relative disadvantage in financial burden, compared with other services. 3) The substantial proportion of patients' cost-sharing depends on the amount of co-payment and the range of medical cost that a flat rate is applied to. 4) The extension of the range doesn't make any substantial decrease in patient's cost-sharing. 5) The fixed amount of co-payment is more sensitive than a range to total variations of patient's cost-sharing. Based on the above, the budget impacts of a new co-payment system were estimated for each co-insurance rate, according to given scenarios. The results range from -59 billion Won (-8.5%) to 16 billion Won(2.3%).

Supply Chain Coordination Under the Cap-and-trade Emissions Regulation (탄소배출권거래제도에서의 공급망 조정 모형)

  • Min, Daiki
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.243-252
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    • 2015
  • This paper considers a supply chain consisting of a manufacturer under the cap-and-trade emissions regulation and a permit supplier. We study joint production quantity and investment in reducing permit production cost decisions for centralized and decentralized supply chains. We formulate two supply chain contracts with aims to coordinate the decentralized supply chain; wholesale price contract and cost-sharing contract. Under the cost-sharing contract, the manufacturer shares a part of the investment in reducing permit production cost and then is allowed to purchase emission permit at a lower price. We analytically find that the proposed cost-sharing contract with reasonable parameters can coordinate the supply chain whereas the wholesale price contract is not desirable to achieve the system-wide profit. Numerical example is followed to support the analysis.

The Effect of Outpatient Cost Sharing on Health Care Utilization of the Elderly (노인의 외래본인부담제도에 따른 의료이용의 변화)

  • Kim, Myung-Hwa;Kwon, Soon-Man
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.496-504
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    • 2010
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of outpatient cost-sharing on health care utilization by the elderly. Methods: The data in this analysis was the health insurance claims data between July 1999 and December 2008 (114 months). The study group was divided into two age groups, namely 60-64 years old and 65-69 years old. This study evaluated the impact of policy change on office visits, the office visits per person, and the percentage of the copayment-paid visits in total visits. Interrupted time series and segmented regression model were used for statistical analysis. Results: The results showed that outpatient cost-sharing decreased office visits, but it also decreased the percentage of copayment-paid visits, implying that the intensity of care increased. There was little difference in the results between the two age groups. But after the introduction of the coinsurance system for those patients under age 65, office visits and the percentage of copayment-paid visits decreased, and the 60-64 years old group had a larger decrease than the 65-69 years old group. Conclusions: This study evaluated the effects of outpatient cost-sharing on health care utilization by the aged. Cost sharing of the elderly had little effect on controlling health care utilization.

An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Defense Cost Sharing between Korea and the U.S. (한미 방위비 분담금 결정요인에 대한 실증분석)

  • Yonggi Min;Sunggyun Shin;Yongjoon Park
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.183-192
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the determining factors (economy, security, domestic politics, administration, and international politics) that affect the ROK-US defense cost sharing decision. Through this, we will gain a deeper understanding of the defense cost sharing decision process and improve the efficiency of defense cost sharing calculation and execution. The scope of the study is ROK-US defense cost sharing from 1991 to 2021. The data used in the empirical analysis were various secondary data such as Ministry of National Defense, government statistical data, SIPRI, and media reports. As an empirical analysis method, multiple regression analysis using time series was used and the data was analyzed using an autoregressive model. As a result of empirical research through multiple regression analysis, we derived the following results. It was analyzed that the size of Korea's economy, that is, GDP, the previous year's defense cost share, and the number of U.S. troops stationed in Korea had a positive influence on the decision on defense cost sharing. This indicates that Korea's economic growth is a major factor influencing the increase in defense cost sharing, and that the gradual increase in the budget and the negotiation method of the Special Agreement (SMA) for cost sharing of stationing US troops in Korea play an important role. On the other hand, the political tendencies of the ruling party, North Korea's military threats, and China's defense budget were found to have no statistically significant influence on the decision to share defense costs.

The Cost Impact of Information Delay in a Supply Chain

  • Kim Heung-Kyu
    • Management Science and Financial Engineering
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-34
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, the impact of information sharing, possibly with some delay, on costs in a simple supply chain in which there are two participants, a single retailer and a single manufacturer, is considered. When participants in the supply chain do not use fully integrated EDI, some delay associated with information sharing is inevitable. A mathematical model that allows us to quantify the cost incurred by the manufacturer in the supply chain under information sharing, possibly with some delay, vs. no information sharing is presented. From this model, some managerial implications are gleaned.

Analysis of the effects of information-sharing on supply chain management using simulation (시뮬레이션을 이용한 공급사슬관리에서의 정보공유 방식에 따른 효과분석)

  • Li, Guang-Zhu;Lee, Chang-Ho
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.153-160
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    • 2010
  • In this paper, effects of information sharing in multi-level supply chain management have been studied through simulation. The simulation model consists of a manufacturing company as a center, three suppliers, two logistic centers, and three different retail supply lines of each logistics centers. The mathematical model and the simulation were developed when real-time information sharing occurs and does not occur in supply chain under the assumption that each company applies (s, S) inventory policies. In addition, this paper analyzed the effects of the change of variables related to total costs, which compose of total ordering cost, total transportation cost, total carrying cost and shortage cost that are caused by the change of demand of three different patterns with the way of information sharing.

Buyer-Supplier Collaboration and Benefit-Sharing Strategy in a Supply Chain (공급망 상생협력 활동과 성과 공유 전략)

  • Yoo, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.69-84
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    • 2011
  • In this study, based on the principal-agent paradigm, we investigate a joint cost reduction activity in a buyer-supplier supply chain where a buyer motivates its operations department and a supplier to reduce the supply chain's production cost. We construct a benefit-sharing model based on the target cost scheme, a basic philosophy in practice which has not been explored in previous studies. The model also incorporates various supply chain issues such as the cooperation of multiple agents, the opportunity loss, and the degree of strategic relationship between the buyer and the supplier. Based on the analysis of the principal-agent model, we investigate the benefit-sharing rule to control agents' actions, and we also provide important managerial implications into supply chain practices via extensive comparative static analyses.

Warranty Cost Models for a Second-Hand Products

  • Kim, Che-Soong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.22 no.53
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1999
  • A warranty cost analysis for new products have received a lot of attention. In contrast, there is hardly any literature on similar analysis for second-hand products. The market of second-hand products has been increasing and along with that the importance of warranties for second-hand products has also been increasing. However, warranty policies similar to new products are not economically acceptable to dealers. One needs to formulate new warranty policies and models to estimate expected warranty costs for second-hand products. This paper proposes one-dimensional cost sharing warranty policies and develops models at system level to analysis warranty cost for second-hand products sold with these policies.

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