Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The prevalence of diabetes in South Korea has drastically increased, and 8.6–11.0% of Korean adults aged ≥30 years were suffering for the disease in the early 2000s, according to the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Objective: The present study was performed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications in South Korea using the Health Insurance Review and Ass...

South Korea has a universal health coverage system that the National Health Insurance covers approximately 98% of the overall Korean population. The claims data of HIRA contains 46 million patients per year that account for 90% of the total population in Korea and include claims from almost 80,000 healthcare service providers across South Korea as of 2011. National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement coverage continues to expand and there will be full reimbursement of cancer,...