Universal health coverage saves more lives among severely ill COVID-19 patients: A difference-in-differences analysis of individual patient data in South Korea

• Main Authors: Daseul Moon (Author), Jeangeun Jeon (Author), Jieun Park (Author), Min-Hyeok Choi (Author), Myoung-Hee Kim (Author), Hongjo Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Universal health coverage (UHC) ensures affordability of a variety of essential health services for the general population. Although UHC could mitigate the harmful effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients and their socioeconomic position, the debate on UHC'...