Longitudinal analysis of income-related inequalities in health care under universal coverage in Korea

Yuichi Watanabe

No 909, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: More than 30 years have passed since the Republic of Korea achieved universal health coverage. This study addresses long-term income inequalities with respect to health care utilization and spending in Korea, using longitudinal data from a nationally representative health survey. I employ an extended method of factor decomposition, which allows for heterogeneity across income groups. The empirical results show that overall health care use is disproportionately concentrated among the poor. The results regarding inpatient care expenses indicate a similar pattern of pro-poor bias, while long-run inequality favors the better-off in terms of outpatient care expenditures.

Keywords: Income-related; inequality|Health; care|Concentration; index|Health-related; income; mobility|Factor; decomposition|Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Published in IDE Discussion Paper = IDE Discussion Paper, No.909. 2023-12

Downloads: (external link)
https://ir.ide.go.jp/record/2000122/files/IDP000909_001.pdf First version, 2023 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:jet:dpaper:dpaper909

Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from
Publication Office, IDE 3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-8545 JAPAN
http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Order

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Michitaka Imamitsu ().