LAPSE:2019.0526
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LAPSE:2019.0526
Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Its Inequality in Households with Cancer Patients: A Panel Study
Munjae Lee, Kichan Yoon
April 15, 2019
This study aims to examine the determinants of catastrophic health expenditure in households with cancer patients by conducting a panel analysis of three-year data. Data are adopted from surveys administered by Korea Health Panel for 2012⁻2014. We conducted correspondence and conditional transition probability analyses to examine households that incurred catastrophic health expenditure, followed by a panel logit analysis. The analyses reveal three notable results. First, the occurrence of catastrophic health expenditure differs by age group, that is, the probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure increases with age. Second, this probability is higher in households with National Health Insurance than those receiving medical care benefits. Finally, households without private health insurance report a higher occurrence rate. The findings suggest that elderly people with cancer have greater medical coverage and healthcare needs. Private health insurance contributes toward protecting households from catastrophic health expenditure. Therefore, future research is needed on catastrophic health expenditure with focus on varying age groups, healthcare coverage type, and private health insurance.
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cancer patient households, catastrophic health expenditure, healthcare spending, Korea Health Panel, panel logit analysis
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Lee M, Yoon K. Catastrophic Health Expenditures and Its Inequality in Households with Cancer Patients: A Panel Study. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0526
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Lee M: Department of Medical Device Management and Research, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 06351, Korea [ORCID]
Yoon K: Research Center, Social Security Information Service, Seoul 04554, Korea
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7
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1
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E39
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2019
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2019-01-14
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2227-9717
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PII: pr7010039, Publication Type: Journal Article
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