South Korea: An interesting case to study

Kwon, Soonman; Busse, Reinhard

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.06.002

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“…Japan has now nearly achieved universal health coverage under two insurance schemes, with long-term care insurance to cater to older patients living with morbidities 32. South Korea also aims to implement universal health coverage; however, cost sharing is generally quite high, resulting in people still relying largely on private insurance 33. Thailand achieved universal health coverage in 2002 with three public health insurance schemes covering the entire population 34.…”

Section: Burden Of Disease and Health Care Systems Across Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Their reimbursement systems are still undergoing transformation to achieve universal health coverage, and out-of-pocket expenses with private health insurance still account for the majority of health care cost. Therefore, low-income patients face greater barriers to adequate health care due to the pressure of out-of-pocket payments in the absence of government reimbursement 33,37…”

Section: Burden Of Disease and Health Care Systems Across Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Integrated health care systems in Asia: an urgent necessity

Tham¹,

Tran²,

Prueksaritanond³

et al. 2018

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A rapidly aging population along with the increasing burden of patients with chronic conditions in Asia requires efficient health systems with integrated care. Although some efforts to integrate primary care and hospital care in Asia are underway, overall care delivery remains fragmented and diverse, eg, in terms of medical electronic record sharing and availability, patient registries, and empowerment of primary health care providers to handle chronic illnesses. The primary care sector requires more robust and effective initiatives targeted at specific diseases, particularly chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, depression, and dementia. This can be achieved through integrated care – a health care model of collaborative care provision. For successful implementation of integrated care policy, key stakeholders need a thorough understanding of the high-risk patient population and relevant resources to tackle the imminent population demographic shift due to the extremely rapid rate of increase in the aging population in Asia.

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Section: Burden Of Disease and Health Care Systems Across Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Burden Of Disease and Health Care Systems Across Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%