Beyond reducing direct medical cost: examining health outcomes in tuberculosis through a difference-in-differences analysis of South Korea's out-of-pocket payment exception policy

• Main Authors: Sarah Yu (Author), Daseul Moon (Author), Dawoon Jeong (Author), Young Ae Kang (Author), Gyeong In Lee (Author), Hongjo Choi (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundUniversal health coverage and social protection are major global goals for tuberculosis. This study aimed to investigate the effects of an expanded policy to guarantee out-of-pocket costs on the treatment outcomes of patients with tuberculosis.MethodsBy linking the national tuberculosis re...