Table 3.

Determinants of health care expenditure, Korea, 2003-2010

Two variables, Medicare Economic Index and policy, were equally applied without regional difference, and each variable shows annual growth rate of the factor.

SE, standard error; GDP, gross domestic product per capita; OLD65, population aged 65 and over; POLICY, coverage expansion; MEI, Medicare Economic Index; PHY, numbers of physician; GHSP, numbers of general hospital; HSP, numbers of hospital; CLINIC, number of clinic; HOSEXP, expenditure per hospitalization; AMBEXP, expenditure per ambulatory care.