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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Beijing Forum 2007: ‗Health and<br />

Long-term Care Policy in an Era <strong>of</strong><br />

Population Aging‘, given by Kwon Soon<br />

Man<br />

By Ning Jing<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2007--11--10<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=194673689<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, 2007/11/3: The panel ‗Diversity <strong>of</strong> Population<br />

Development and Health Security‘ <strong>of</strong> Beijing Forum 2007 was held in the Guanghua<br />

School <strong>of</strong> Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Nov. 3rd, 2007.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kwon Soon Man from Seoul National <strong>University</strong> gave a speech named ‗Health<br />

and Long-term Care Policy in an Era <strong>of</strong> Population Aging‘.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kwon Soon Man examined population aging and its implications for health care<br />

and long-term care reform. As he mentioned, although aging population has put<br />

some pressure on health care financing, population aging may not as significant a<br />

determinant <strong>of</strong> health care expenditure as health system characteristics such as<br />

income and provider factors. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Kwon Soon Man pointed out that payment system<br />

reform to provide incentives for physicians to minimize cost or provide medical care<br />

in a cost-effective way will be a fundamental solution to improve the efficiency <strong>of</strong><br />

health care system in an era <strong>of</strong> rapid aging. ‗Pharmaceutical pricing and regulation<br />

will also contribute to health care cost containment. In addition, introducing a<br />

separate long-term care financing system can reduce social admissions in acute<br />

care health care institutions and minimize the financial burden <strong>of</strong> the elderly on<br />

health insurance.‘<br />

He concluded that benefit design <strong>of</strong> long-term care financing such as the level <strong>of</strong><br />

benefits, the role <strong>of</strong> cash benefits, and the relation with health insurance will be<br />

crucial in the sustainable health and long-term care system facing aging population<br />

in Korea.<br />

Edited By : Ning Jing<br />

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