Universal health coverage saves more lives among severely ill COVID-19 patients: A difference-in-differences analysis of individual patient data in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Universal health coverage (UHC) ensures affordability of a variety of essential health services for the general population. Although UHC could mitigate the harmful effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients and their socioeconomic position, the debate on UHC's scope and ability to improve health outcomes is ongoing. This study aimed to identify the impact of UHC policy withdrawal on the health outcomes of South Korea's severely ill COVID-19 patients. We used a propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences combined model. This study's subjects were 44,552 hospitalized COVID-19 patients contributing towards health insurance claims data, COVID-19 notifications and vaccination data extracted from the National Health Information Database and the Korea Disease Con

SUBMITTER: Moon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337885 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature