Table 6 Medical costs for caring for children with a disability relative to condition severity
From: Medical service utilization by children with physical or brain disabilities in South Korea
Type | Severity | Number of children | Total medical treatment cost ($) | Total copayments ($) | Medical treatment costs per child ($) | Copayment per child ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical disorders | Severe | 1,800 | 7,157,462.4 | 770,678.0 | 3,976.4 | 428.2 |
Mild | 1,928 | 6,050,837.9 | 767,989.6 | 3,138.4 | 398.3 | |
Brain disorders | Severe | 9,621 | 61,459,313.3 | 8,526,866.6 | 6,388.0 | 886.3 |
Mild | 2,056 | 5,017,996.0 | 1,102,057.3 | 2,440.7 | 536.0 |