Perceived Impact of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Allocation Strategy: Health Professionals' Perspective.

ABSTRACT: Studies on health care demand have indicated high levels of public satisfaction with Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI). However, the global budget allocation mechanism (GBAM) used by NHI has led to various adjustments in the providers' way of practice, quality of care, utilization of care, and health expenditure. Studies focusing on the satisfaction of providers with health care supply, however, remain limited. We therefore explored the provider's perceived impact of the NHI allocation plan. A cross-sectional data of 299 health professionals was collected at Taipei Medical University Hospitals in April 2012. Perceptions and attitudes were assessed using a validated 5-point Likert-type questionnaire before using a structural equation modeling technique to explore the complex interrel

SUBMITTER: Owili PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388230 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature