2020년 미충족의료율과 추이

Abstract

Unmet healthcare is an important indicator to measure accessibility of healthcare services. To examine the latest status of unmethealthcare needs in South Korea, four different data which is composed of nationally representative sample of South Koreanpopulation were used; the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES, 2007–2020), the Community HealthSurvey (CHS, 2008–2020), the Korea Health Panel Survey (KHP, 2011–2018), and the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS, 2006–2020). The proportion of individuals reporting unmet healthcare needs were 6.4% (KNHANES), 5.4% (CHS), and 12.2% (KHP). Annualpercentage change (APC) which identifies trend for the follow-up period was -9.9%, -9.1%, and -5.5%, respectively. The proportionof individuals reporting unmet healthcare needs due to cost were 1.0% (KNHANES), 0.4% (CHS), 2.2% (KHP), and 0.4% (KOWEPS). TheAPC was -11.3%, -17.0%, -12.2%, and -21.2%, respectively. Overall, the low-income and the elderly population reported a higher rateof unmet health care needs. Although the overall experience rate of unmet medical care due to cost decreased over the past decade,the disparity between the lowest and highest income groups still remained in 2020. Disparity between income levels and age groupsis a challenge to address in healthcare system, and these results suggest the need for adequate health coverage for the low-incomeand the elderly populations