Impact of supplementary private health insurance on stomach cancer care in Korea: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Noh Jae-Hyung (Author), Lee Jun (Author), Ryu Keun (Author), Kim Young-Woo (Author), Bae Jae-Moon (Author), Kim Sung (Author), Jung Kee-Taig (Author), Shin Dong (Author), Sohn Tae-Sung (Author), Yun Young (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Korea achieved universal health insurance coverage in only 12 years; however, insufficient government funding has resulted in high out-of-pocket payments and, in turn, a demand for supplementary private health insurance (PHI). Supple...