Evaluating the impact of the nationwide public-private mix (PPM) program for tuberculosis under National Health Insurance in South Korea: A difference in differences analysis.
Sarah YuHojoon SohnHae-Young KimHyunwoo KimKyung-Hyun OhHee Jin KimHaejoo ChungHongjo ChoiPublished in: PLoS medicine (2021)
We found that the nationwide scale-up of the PPM program was associated with improvements in TB treatment outcomes in the private sector in South Korea. Centralized financial governance and regulatory mechanisms were integral in facilitating the integration of highly diverse South Korean private sector into the national TB control program and scaling up of the PPM intervention nationwide. However, TB care gaps continued to exist for patients who transferred at least once during their treatment. These programmatic gaps may be improved through reducing administrative hurdles and making programmatic amendments that can help facilitate management TB patients between institutions and healthcare sectors, as well as across administrative regions.
Keyphrases
- health insurance
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- affordable care act
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- cross sectional
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- transcription factor
- mental health
- palliative care
- combination therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- public health
- young adults
- health information
- hiv aids
- patient reported
- drug induced
- smoking cessation
- antiretroviral therapy