Effects of the type and quality of usual source of care on medical expenditures in adults with diabetes before and during the COVID‑19 pandemic: a panel data analysis using the Korea Health Panel (2019–2022)
These findings underscore the importance of increasing access to high-quality primary care physicians as USC to optimize chronic disease management and maintain sustainable healthcare systems.
Authors
- Hyun‐Young Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-3365)
- Kyoungwoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-1262)
- Jae‐Ho Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5184-7437)
- Hwa‐Young Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2591-1436)
Institutions
- St. Mary's Hospital (US)
- Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital (KR)
- St Mary's Hospital (GB)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13518-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- National Health Insurance Service
- Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs