Comparison of out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic health expenditure for severe disease by the health security system: based on end-stage renal disease in South Korea

Table 5 Trend for personal total out-of-pocket expenditure^{a, b, c)} for individuals who qualified for either the NHI or MA

^a)Including expenditure for emergency room visits, admissions, outpatient department visits, and prescribed drugs
^b)South Korean Won (KRW) converted to USD ($) based on the exchange rate on July 1, 2008
^c)Adjusted for gender, age, type of healthcare service, and number of comorbidities
^d)National Health Insurance
^e)Medical Aid, Medical Aid type 1 (n = 55) and Medical Aid type 2 (n = 13)

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