Health Policy and Management (보건행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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Main Indicators of National Health Insurance during 40 Years

건강보험 40년의 주요 지표

  • Lee, Sang Ah (Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School) ;
  • Park, Eun-Cheol (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University)
  • 이상아 (연세대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 박은철 (연세대학교 보건정책 및 관리연구소)
  • Received : 2017.09.20
  • Accepted : 2017.09.28
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) which has contributed to improving public health and accessibility. This article aims to show the trends of main indicators during the last 40 years. NHI has achieved rapid expansion of target population (1977-1989). The percentage of population covered increased from 8.8% in 1977 to 94% in 1990. The average number of visit days per person was 0.75 in 1977 but significantly increased to 31.11 in 2015. In 2015, NHI revenues were 52.4 trillion won and expenditures were 48.2 trillion won which is 9.5 times and 9.6 times higher than in 1995. NHI achieved universal coverage in short period of time and has contributed to improving the healthcare status. However, there still remain problems including low-benefit coverage and high out of pocket money. Therefore, the effort to reform these problems is needed.

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