• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.378-389
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• 2013

본 연구는 주성분분석을 활용하여 1995-2009년 동안의 보건의료비 지출을 소득수준별로 일인당 지출, 민간부문 지출, 공공부문 지출 및 총지출로 구분하여 사회후생 증대 효과를 분석하였다. 분석결과에 의하면 소득수준별 보건의료비 지출의 사회후생 증대효과는 세계전체 소득과 우리나라의 경우 부문별 지출에 따라 편차가 크고, 중간소득 국가에서 가장 크게 나타났으며, 고소득 국가, 저소득 국가, EU 국가 및 OECD 국가는 낮은 수준의 유사한 형태를 보이고 있다. 한편, 보건의료비 지출을 부문별로 살펴보면 일인당 지출은 소득수준과 무관하게 사회후생 증대효과가 낮은 것으로 나타났고, 민간부문 지출은 부문별 지출 중에서 사회후생 증대효과가 가장 크게 나타났다. 공공부문 지출과 총지출의 경우 중간소득 국가가 크게 나타났으며 소득수준별로 편차가 큰 특징을 나타내고 있다. 결과적으로 보건의료비 지출의 효율성을 제고하여 사회후생 증대에 기여할 수 있는 방안을 모색하는 것이 가장 중요한 현안이라 하겠다. 이를 위해서는 무엇보다도 보건의료비 지출이 공공성의 특성을 벗어나 시장기능에 의한 자원배분을 할 수 있는 제도적 지원 방안이 모색되어야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6985-6989
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• 2013

Background: This study aimed to examine out-of-pocket expenditure for cancer treatments of hospitalized patients and to analyze changing patterns over time. Materials and Methods: This study examined data of all cancer patients receiving inpatient care from two tertiary hospitals from January 2003 to December 2010. Medical expenditures per admission were calculated and classified into those covered and uncovered by the Korean National Health Insurance (NHI) and co-payment. Results: The medical expenditure per admission increased slowly from 3,455 thousand Korean won (KRW) to 4,068 thousand KRW. While expenditures covered by the NHI have increased annually, co-payments have generally decreased. The out-of-pocket expenditure ratio, which means the proportion of uncovered expenditure and co-payment among total medical expenditure dropped sharply from 2005 to 2007 and was maintained at a similar level after 2007. Medical expenditures, NHI coverage, and the out-of-pocket expenditure ratio differed across cancer types. Conclusions: It is necessary to continually monitor the expenditure of uncovered services by the NHI, and to provide policies to reduce this economic burden. In addition, an individual approach considering cancer type-specific characteristics and medical utilization should be provided.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.425-436
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• 2015

본 연구는 우리나라의 고혈압 의료비의 지역별 변이와 지역의 사회학적, 의료공급, 건강행태 등의 변이 요인을 규명함으로써 이를 기반으로 지역별 고혈압 관리 사업 방안 마련에 기초자료를 제시하는 것이다. 이를 위해 전국 시 군 구 247개 지역을 대상으로, 2012년 지역별 의료이용 통계자료(국민건강보험공단), 지역사회건강조사(질병관리본부) 및 국토해양부 자료를 이용 분석하였다. 연구결과 전국 247개 시 군 구의 고혈압 건강보험진료비는 평균 6만2천원이었고 변동계수는 30.0으로 지역 간 높은 고혈압 의료비 변이를 보였다. 주요 변이 요인으로는 인구밀도, 유배우자율, 평균가구원수입, 인구십만명당병원수, 관외의료비비율, 월간음주율, 중증도이상신체활동실천율, 평생의사진단율 등으로 나타났다. 의사결정나무를 이용한 분석 결과 평생의사진단율, 평균가구원수입, 유배우자율, 인구십만명당병원수, 비만율, 월간음주율에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 본 연구의 결과 고혈압 의료비의 지역 간 변이요인으로는 의료공급이나 인구사회학적 특성뿐만 아니라 건강행태에 있음을 확인하였고 이는 고혈압의료비 절감을 위한 지역보건사업 정책 결정에 참고가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.94-124
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• 2007

This paper critically reviews three decades of research on geographic variations. in health services utilization in the United States, thereby drawing policy and research implications for Korea. The recent renewed interest in variations research in the United States, precipitated by studies on regional variations in Medicare expenditures, stems mainly from the policy implication that a substantial amount of Medicare expenditures could be saved without compromising quality and access. From the research perspective, this policy implication was made tenable by integrating micro- and macro-level analysis of variations in health services utilization. Still, theoretical limitations inherent in the research pose great challenges to developing effective strategies at the health system level. Variations research in the United States can serve as a case study as to how health services research has responded to efficiency and quality issues in an ever expanding health system Considering the current health policy and research environment in Korea, the following implications can be drawn. Variations research will help formulate a national policy agenda for health care quality and also advance the framework of approaches to health policy issues. For such purposes, both relevant descriptive and hypothesis-testing studies are needed. Further advancement in variations research will require interdisciplinary explorations and methodological sophistication. To the extent that Korean health policies will strive to achieve complex goals, variations research will increasingly prove to be useful.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2022

Catastrophic healthcare expenditure refers to out-of-pocket spending for healthcare exceeding a certain proportion of a household's income and can lead to subsequent impoverishment. The aim of this study was to investigate the proportion of South Korean households that experienced catastrophic healthcare expenditure between 2006 and 2020 using available data from the National Survey of Tax and Benefit (NaSTaB), Korea Health Panel (KHP), and Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES). Trend test was used to analyze the proportion of household with catastrophic healthcare expenditure. In the NaSTaB 2020 data, households who experienced catastrophic health expenditure was 1.73%. Trend analysis was significant with the decreasing trend (annual percentage change [APC], -5.55; p<0.0001) in the proportion of households with the catastrophic health expenditure. Also, in the 2018 KHP and the 2016 HIES, households who experienced catastrophic health expenditure was 2.21% and 2.92% respectively. In contrast, the trend was significantly increased in the KHP (APC, 0.55; p<0.0001) and the HIES (APC, 1.43; p<0.0001). Therefore, the findings suggest the need to strengthen public health care financial support and monitor catastrophic healthcare expenditures, especially for low-income group.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.531-543
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• 2021

Background: Population aging is a serious problem in Korea. And we have experienced a rapid increase in the health expenditures of the elderly. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of having a usual source of care (USC) for the elderly. Methods: This study used the Korea Health Panel Survey data of 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018. The sample was the person who answered the USC questions among the elderly. The panel logit model was used to analyze the determinants of having USC and the panel simultaneous equation model was used to analyze the effect of having USC among the elderly on the medical expenses, medical utilization, and subjective health status. Results: The estimation result shows that age, income, marriage, and so forth turn out to be the factors of having USC. Having the clinic level USC is estimated to reduce the health care utilization and the health expenditure and to improve the subjective health status. Conclusion: It is expected that the result of our analysis will provide evidence for encouraging having USC.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1993년도 제45차 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.59-60
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• 1993

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.304-314
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• 2017

Background: This study aimed to analyze effects of postpartum care services to women after birth, identify the factors affecting their use, and examine the extent of income-related inequality in the postpartum care services utilization and expenditures using Korean Health Panel data between 2010 and 2013. Methods: The panel data of the year 2010-2013 of the 247 women after birth were used. First, EuroQoL-5D was used to evaluate the effects of postpartum care service to women's quality of life. Second, multinominal logistic regression analysis was used to identify determinants of the use of the postpartum care services. Finally, concentration index and HIwv (horizontal equity) index were used to find that the concentration index for the inequality in the use of postpartum care services showed negative sign, which implied pro-rich. Results: The estimation results showed that utilization of the postpartum services has a positive effect on women after birth. Also age, area of residence, and number of household members turn out to be the factors of using postpartum services. And there are inequality in the use of postpartum care services whose HIwv index showed positive sign, which implied pro-rich. Conclusion: Therefore, the government's policy of the postpartum care service is necessary to be expanded and diversified considering the personal characteristics and equity of the women after birth.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.399-412
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• 1992

This study was designed to investigate factors relating to fiscal deficit for regional health insurance. The financial statements for the fiscal year 1990 of nationwide 254 regional medical insurance societies were analyzed. Important findings are summarized below: 1. There were differences in the main reason fur the financial deficit among regions when deficit and surplus societies were compared by regions. The total revenue per enrollee, especially revenue from the premium contribution of a deficit society was significantly smaller than that of a surplus society in large cities and counties. On the other hand, the total expenditure per enrollee of a deficit society was larger than that of a surplus society in small cities. 2. Both low premium rate at the beginning of health insurance program and less effort to increase the premium rate were main factors for the smaller revenue from the contribution of a deficit society in large cities and counties. 3. Larger expenditures per covered person of a deficit society in small cities were explained with larger medical expenditures especially for out-patients services rather than larger administrative expenses. 4. A regression analysis showed that utilization rates in out-patient services were significantly associated with income and numbers of total medical care institution per capita within a region where a health insurance society located. Also expenses paid by insurer per visit were associated with the proportion of utilization for tertiary care hospitals as well as the proportion of utilization of public health centers.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.167-180
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• 2023

본 연구는 산업재해로 인해 신체장해가 남은 원직복귀 산업재해 근로자의 의료이용에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하여 의료이용의 접근성을 높이기 위한 기초자료를 제공하는데 목적이 있다. 연구대상은 2021년 근로복지공단 패널조사 자료에서 장해등급을 받고 원직복귀한 산업재해근로자 457명이다. 자료분석은 SPSS WIN 26.0를 이용하여 위계적 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 일용직, 하위층 경제상태, 육체적 활동 제약, 주관적 건강상태, 만성질환이 외래이용 횟수에 영향을 미쳤다. 그리고, 일상생활 지원자, 화상, 육체적 활동 제약이 의료비 지출에 영향을 미쳤다. 따라서 원직복귀 산업재해 근로자 의료이용의 접근성을 높이기 위해 사업장 내 보건관리자의 역할 확대와 사업주가 직장복귀 계획 수립시 의료이용 계획을 포함해야 하며, 아프면 쉴 수 있는 유급병가제도 도입에 관한 연구가 필요하다. 화상치료 및 재활급여 범위의 확대 방안을 마련하여 경제적 부담을 줄이는 것이 필요하다.