Does Everyone in Turkey Benefit from Health Services with General Health Insurance?

Orhaner, Emine

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18693-1_6

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“…As reported in earlier studies (48,50,51), respondents with higher education and income levels had a significantly higher THE but lower risk of HCHE. This may be because people with higher education and income are more likely to take the initiative to seek medical treatment in a timely manner and thereby prevent critical diseases and the associated economic burden.…”

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Universal Health Insurance Coverage and the Economic Burden of Disease in Eastern China: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis From the National Health Service Survey in Jiangsu Province

Zhou

Qin

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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China has achieved universal social health insurance coverage, but it is unclear whether this has alleviated the economic burden of disease for individuals. This was investigated in the present study by analyzing National Health Service Survey (2008–2018) data from Jiangsu province. Ordinary least squares and binary multivariate logistic regression of pooled cross-sectional data were carried out to evaluate the effect of universal health insurance coverage and other socioeconomic factors on the economic burden of disease. Total health expenses (THE) first increased and then decreased during the survey period while out-of-pocket health expenses (OOP) decreased except for urban residents, for whom OOP increased after 2013. Household catastrophic health expenditure (HCHE) was stable between 2008 and 2013 but increased after 2013. Social health insurance had a significant positive effect on the annual THE and OOP and a negative effect on HCHE, however, universal health insurance coverage could alleviated THE and the economic burden of disease on individuals (OOP) while it was insufficient to protect against the economic risk of diseases (HCHE), with greater benefits for urban as compared to rural residents. Other socioeconomic factors including age, marital status, education, income, and health status also influenced the economic burden of disease.

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Universal Health Insurance Coverage and the Economic Burden of Disease in Eastern China: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis From the National Health Service Survey in Jiangsu Province

Zhou

Qin

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Demographic and Welfare State Predictors of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures: A Path Analytic Model

Çınaroğlu

2018

Journal of Social Service Research

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An Evaluation of the Turkish General Health Insurance Within the Scope of the Healthcare Reform

EZER

2023

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi

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In line with the recommendations of the World Bank, the Health Transformation Program [Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı] was accepted in Türkiye in 2003. Within this scope, reform movements in healthcare delivery were initiated. A universal health insurance model (named general health insurance) was accepted with the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Act No. 5510 [5510 sayılı Sosyal Sigortalar ve Genel Sağlık Sigortası Kanunu] adopted in 2006. General health insurance, which came into effect gradually since 2008, fundamentally changed the system of benefiting from health services, which had been built as employment-oriented until then. General health insurance aimed to cover not only those included by social insurance but also all citizens or foreigners residing in Türkiye. In the general health insurance system, the principle of purchasing health services from health service providers (providing the financing of health services) has been adopted instead of providing them by the Social Security Institution [Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu]. This study aims to evaluate the healthcare reform carried out in Türkiye through general health insurance. Therefore, the study first includes the healthcare (and social security) reform in Türkiye and then explains the implementation of general health insurance. Afterward, the study evaluates whether general health insurance meets the healthcare reform targets today and determines the problematic aspects of general health insurance.

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Does Everyone in Turkey Benefit from Health Services with General Health Insurance?

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Universal Health Insurance Coverage and the Economic Burden of Disease in Eastern China: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis From the National Health Service Survey in Jiangsu Province

Universal Health Insurance Coverage and the Economic Burden of Disease in Eastern China: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Analysis From the National Health Service Survey in Jiangsu Province

Demographic and Welfare State Predictors of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures: A Path Analytic Model

An Evaluation of the Turkish General Health Insurance Within the Scope of the Healthcare Reform

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