Public Health Financing and Responses to COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea

被引：6

作者：

Park, Hyeki ^{[1
,2
]}

Sim, Boram ^{[1
]}

Zhao, Bo ^{[3
,4
]}

Nam, Eun Woo ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Hlth Insurance Review & Assessment Serv HIRA, HIRA Res Inst, 60 Hyeoksin Ro, Wonju 26465, South Korea

[2] Yonsei Univ, Coll Med, Grad Sch, Dept Publ Hlth, 50 Yonsei Ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea

[3] Yonsei Univ, Grad Sch, Dept Hlth Adm, 1 Yonseidae Gil, Wonju 26493, South Korea

[4] Yonsei Univ, Yonsei Global Hlth Ctr, 1 Yonseidae Gil, Wonju 26493, South Korea

来源：

HEALTHCARE | 2022年 / 10卷 / 04期

关键词：

Korea; COVID-19; response; health financing; health insurance; health policy; CARE; INSURANCE; LIFE;

D O I：

10.3390/healthcare10040750

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Health financing strategies contribute significantly to containing the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to reassess Korea's financing strategies in response to COVID-19 in 2020, to ascertain its effects and sustainability. The Joint External Evaluation tool was adopted to analyze the data collected from government reports, official statistics, and other sources. Findings show that Korea could maintain a low incidence and fatality rate compared with other countries, at low costs. It was a result of rapidly procured healthcare resources based on laws and policies established after the 2015 epidemic, and the National Health Insurance. However, to achieve long-term sustainability, it is important to enhance the financial stability of the national health insurance and increase the proportion of the public sector in healthcare resources.

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