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Public Health Financing and Responses to COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea
Hyeki Park1,2, Boram Sim1, Bo Zhao3,4
1HIRA Research Institute, Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA), 60, Hyeoksin-ro, Wonju-si 26465, Korea.
Abstract:
Health financing strategies contribute significantly to containing the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to reassess Korea's financing strategies in response to COVID-19 in 2020, to ascertain its effects and sustainability. The Joint External Evaluation tool was adopted to analyze the data collected from government reports, official statistics, and other sources. Findings show that Korea could maintain a low incidence and fatality rate compared with other countries, at low costs. It was a result of rapidly procured healthcare resources based on laws and policies established after the 2015 epidemic, and the National Health Insurance. However, to achieve long-term sustainability, it is important to enhance the financial stability of the national health insurance and increase the proportion of the public sector in healthcare resources.
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