The Calculation of the Effected Rate in Medical Insurance Fee Schedules according to Fluctuation of Foreign Currency Exchangerate through Cost Analysis in a University Hospital
Authors
박은철 ; 박웅섭 ; 김소윤 ; 김한중 ; 손명세 ; 임종건 ; 김영삼
Citation
Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration (보건행정학회지), Vol.8(2) : 76-87, 1998
This study analyzed the effect of foreign currency exchange rate on the increasing rate of medical care cost by items of fee schedule of Korean Medical Insurance. This study uses the data of cost analysis including cost of imported goods and the data of for a university hospital National Federation's Medical Insurance for a trend of claim. The method of cost analysis is as same as that used in the study of the development of Korean RBRVS(Resource Based Relative Valus Scale). The main findings of this study are as follows; 1. The proportion of imported goods in cost related to Medical Insurance fee schedule is 7.93%, and in case of substitution of available domestic goods 6.96%. 2. If foreign currency exchange rate changes from 800wen per $1 to 1,300won, the affecting rate of Medical Insurance fee schedules is 5.00%. If the imported goods will be substituted with available domestic goods, the rate 4.35%. Our results can be used a data for updating Medical Insurance fee schedule. But this result is limited to be generalized, because this study used the cost analysis for a university hospital.