• 보건행정학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.319-333
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• 2024

연구배경: 65세 이상 독거노인을 대상으로 재난적 의료비 발생의 영향요인을 파악하고, 이를 바탕으로 독거노인의 재난적 의료비 지출(catastrophic health expenditure) 관리방안을 논한다. 방법: 본 연구에서는 한국고령화패널조사 6차(2016년), 7차(2018년), 8차(2020년) 자료를 활용하여, 독거노인의 재난적 의료비 발생률을 파악하고 패널로짓 분석을 실시했다. 종속변수는 재난적 의료비 지출의 발생 여부(역치: 10%, 20%, 30%)이며, 독립변수로는 인구통계학적 요인(성별, 연령 구분, 지역), 사회경제학 요인(교육수준, 경제활동 상태, 소득분위, 자녀의 재정지원율), 건강 관련 요인(주관적 건강상태, 규칙적 운동, 흡연, 음주, 만성질환 개수), 의료보장 요인(의료보장 형태, 민간의료보험 가입)을 선정했다. 결과: 성별을 구분한 기술통계 결과를 보면, 질환 유병, 사회·경제적 측면에서 여성 독거노인이 남성 독거노인보다 취약한 것으로 나타났으며, 모든 역치에서 여성 독거노인의 재난적 의료비 발생률이 남성 독거노인보다 높았다. 패널로짓 분석의 주요 결과를 보면, 교육수준, 소득분위, 자녀의 재정지원율이 높아질수록 재난적 의료비 발생확률이 낮고, 주관적 건강상태가 나쁘고 만성질환 개수가 많을수록 재난적 의료비 발생확률이 높게 나타났다. 의료급여 수급자는 건강보험 가입자보다 재난적 의료비 발생확률이 낮았다. 결론: 본 연구의 결론은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 독거노인 중에서도 건강상태가 나쁘고, 소득·교육수준이 낮은 취약 독거노인의 경우 재난적 의료비 발생확률이 높았다. 둘째, 이처럼 건강 및 사회·경제적 측면에서 취약한 독거노인을 중심으로 재난적 의료비 지원사업, 만성질환 관리사업 등의 제도를 점검할 필요가 있다. 셋째, 재난적 의료비 지원제도를 환자 중심적(patient-centered)으로 운영하여 도움이 필요한 독거노인을 선별해 지원하는 맞춤형 제도를 검토해 볼 필요가 있다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.369-377
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• 2018

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) occurs when medical expenditure of a household passes over a certain ratio of household income. This research studied the effect of gender on CHE based on Korea Health Panel data. Methods: This study implemented binary logistic regression model to figure out whether gender affects CHE and how different gender groups show pattern of CHE process. With gender, age, marital status, income level, economic activity, membership of private insurance, existence of chronic disease, and self-rated health were included in the model. Results: Results showed that females faced CHE 1.5 times more than males (odds ratio, 1.241). Also, main determinants of CHE in female groups were marital status, while age and economic activity status were significant in male groups. Subgroup analysis displayed that married female under 35 years old are located in intersectionality of CHE including pregnancy and delivery, multiple health risk behaviors, mental stress, and relatively vulnerable social status due to lower income. Meanwhile, both gender above 50 years old faced remarkably high chance of CHE, which seems to be caused by complex health risk behaviors and chronic diseases. Conclusion: Such results implied not only that gender is an important determinant of CHE, but also other determinants of CHE differ according to gender, which suggests a necessity of gender-based CHE support and rescue policy.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.242-253
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• 2014

Background: The low benefit coverage rate of South Korea's health security system causes catastrophic health expenditure. And catastrophic health expenditure can be the cause of the transition to and persistence of poverty. This study was conducted to ascertain the effect of catastrophic health expenditure on the transition to and persistence of poverty, using 6 years of the Korea Welfare Panel Study Data. Methods: This study was conducted among the 22,528 households that participated in the Korea Welfare Panel Study, 2007-2012. Catastrophic health expenditure was defined as equal to or exceeds thresholds (10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) of household's capacity to pay. The effect of catastrophic health expenditure on the transition to and persistence of poverty was ascertained via multivariate logistic regression. Results: Four-point-seven percent to 20.6% of the households are facing catastrophic health expenditure. Rates of the transition to (relative risk [RR], 18.6 to 30.2) and persistence of (RR, 74.8 to 76.0) poverty of households facing catastrophic health expenditure was higher than households not facing catastrophic health expenditure. Even after adjusting the characteristics of the household and the household head, catastrophic health expenditure was found to affect transition to (odds ratio [OR], 2.11 to 3.04) and persistence of (OR, 1.53 to 1.70) poverty. Conclusion: To prevent catastrophic health expenditure and transition to and persistence of poverty resulting from catastrophic health expenditure, the reinforcement of South Korea's health security system including the benefit coverage enhancement is required.