Summary
Although implementation of the national health insurance (NHI) scheme in Taiwan has ensured that over 97% of all residents are under coverage, inefficient utilization of medical resources and rapid expansion of NHI-related medical expenditures have severely strained governmental and societal resources. This study analyzes the utilization of healthcare resources for first category insured diagnosed with respiratory system diseases in the Northern Region Bureau of National Health Insurance (NRBNHI) in Taiwan. This study adopts two statistical analysis approaches: independent two sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA). Results provide a valuable reference point that age, income and provider type are significantly affects utilization of healthcare resources, but the region does not impact outpatient expenditures.
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Efficient Management of Healthcare Resources: An Investigation of Correlates of Respiratory Diseases
Introduction
Countries whose health systems are more oriented towards primary care achieve better health levels and higher satisfaction with health services for their residents, as well as lower overall service costs than those not (Starfield, 1994). Primary care is thus widely perceived as the rationale for establishing a healthcare system. After implementing three major health insurance programs, i.e., Labor Insurance, Governmental Employee Insurance and Farmer Health Insurance, the Taiwanese government consolidated those programs under a unified framework and inaugurated the natio...See the full content of this document
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