Ch. 1. Introduction 1
A. Research Background and Purpose 3
B. Research Method 12
Ch. 2. The Concept of Case Management and Its Current Status 15
A. Overview of Medical Care Assistance Case Management 17
B. Previous Studies on Medical Care Assistance Case Management 28
C. Current Status of Case Management in Korea 34
Ch. 3. Analysis on the Use of Medical Services by Medical Care Assistance Recipients 61
A. The Use of Medical Services by Medical Care Assistance Recipient 63
B. The Use of Medical Services by Medical Facility 84
Ch. 4. Survey on Medical Care Assistance Recipients' Long-term Hospitalization 97
A. Medical Care Assistance Recipients' Long-term Hospitalization 100
B. Analysis of Medical Care Assistance Recipients' Long-term Hospitalization by Their Charateristic 108
C. Analysis of Medical Care Assistance Recipients' Long-term Hospitalization by Medical Facility 121
D. Analysis of Medical Care Assistance Recipients' Long-term Hospitalization by Region 129
Ch. 5. Current Status of Medical Care Assistance Case Management Programs 149
A. Analysis of Case Management Programs Outcomes 151
B. Assessing Adequacy of Case Management Programs by Region 154
C. Review of Case Management Target Groups 186
Ch. 6. Review of Foreign Cases for Adequate Use of Medical Services 197
A. U.S.'s Management for Adequate Use of Medical Services 199
B. Japan's Policy Response to Surging Medical Expenses due to an Increased Use of Medical Aid 210
Ch. 7. Policy Suggestions for Improving Medical Care Assistance Case Management Progrsms 245
References 295