Projection of Future Medical Expenses Based on Medical Needs and Physician Availability
This underlines the imperative to prioritize enhancing the sustainability of the healthcare system over solely augmenting medical student numbers. We should scientifically and precisely predict future medical costs and consider deeply whether it is right to shift the burden of intergenerational medical care to future generations at this point.
Authors
- Jinwook Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-9649)
- Jaehun Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-3668)
- Hye Jin Joo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1683-1143)
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center (KR)
- Institute on Aging (US)
- Institute of Aging (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e121
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.26
Funders
- Korea University
- National Health Insurance Service