The Impact of Death-related Costs on Health-care Expenditure in Korea
Title
The Impact of Death-related Costs on Health-care Expenditure in Korea
Author(s)
석상훈
Keyword
의료비 지출
; 사망 전 시기
; 사망 관련 비용
; Health-care Expenditure
; Time Until Death
; Death-related Costs
Publication Year
2012-06-01
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Citation
Health and Social Welfare Review Vol.32 No.2, pp.402-426
Abstract
This study used the 『Korean Retirement and Income Study』 data to examine the influence of death-related costs on the health-care expenditure of elderly households. According to the analysis results, it was confirmed that the health of the elderly and death-related accidents greatly affected the health-care expenditure of elderly households. In particular, the time until death greatly influenced the health-care expenditure of elderly households, and the influence of the time until death on health-care expenditure declined as the age at death increased. This means that the time until death is a more important determinant of the medical expenses of elderly households than age, the post-birth period. It indicates that reflecting the changes in the population structure alone is not sufficient in estimating the future health-care expenditure of the elderly, and that the health of the elderly and death-related expenses must also be taken into account.
Table Of Contents
Ⅰ. 문제 제기 Ⅱ. 선행연구 검토 Ⅲ. 중·고령자의 건강상태와 의료비 분포 Ⅳ. 분석결과 Ⅴ. 결론 참고문헌