Health care reform in South Korea: success or failure?
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South Korea is one of the world's most rapidly industrializing countries. Along with industrialization has come universal health insurance. Within the span of 12 years, South Korea went from private voluntary health insurance to government-mandated universal coverage. Since 1997, with the intervention of the International Monetary Fund, Korean national health insurance (NHI) has experienced deficits and disruption. However, there are lessons to be drawn for the United States from the Korean NHI experience.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of public health
دوره 93 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003