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Universal Coverage in the Land of Smiles: Lessons from Thailand's 30 Baht Health Reforms
D Hughes,
S Leethongdee,
David Hughes
Health Affairs, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 999 - 1008
Swansea University Author: David Hughes
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DOI (Published version): 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.999
Abstract
<p>Thailand became one of a handful of lower-middle-income countries providing universal health care coverage when it introduced reforms in 2001. Following the 2006 military coup, the coverage reforms are being reappraised by Thai policymakers. In this paper we take the opportunity to assess t...
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Project Hope
2007
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1229 |
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<p>Thailand became one of a handful of lower-middle-income countries providing universal health care coverage when it introduced reforms in 2001. Following the 2006 military coup, the coverage reforms are being reappraised by Thai policymakers. In this paper we take the opportunity to assess the program’s achievements and problems. We describe the characteristics of the universal insurance program—the 30 Baht Scheme—and the purchaser-provider system that Thailand adopted.</p> |
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<p>Published in themed issue on global health launched at a Health Affairs Briefing led by Tom Lantos (House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chair) in Washington DC, July 16, 2007.</p> |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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4 |
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999 |
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1008 |