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Does long-term care insurance affect the length of stay in hospitals for the elderly in Korea?: a difference-in-difference method

BACKGROUND: This study examines the effects of long-term care insurance (LTCI) on the length of stay (LoS) of senior citizens under the national health insurance of Korea. METHODS: The subjects include 3,903,448 people aged 65 and over as of July 1, 2008 when the LTCI was introduced in Korea. This s...

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Autores principales: Hyun, Kyung-Rae, Kang, Sungwook, Lee, Sunmi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25528468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0630-1