Browsing by Author "Viriyathorn, Shaheda"
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Achieving the targets for universal health coverage: how is Thailand monitoring progress?
(2019-04)
Universal health coverage (UHC) is one of the targets within the Sustainable Development Goalsthat the Member States of the United Nations have pledged to achieve by 2030. Target 3.8 has twomonitoring indicators: 3.8.1 for coverage of essential health services, for which a compound index from16 tracer indicators has recently been developed; and 3.8.2 for catastrophic expenditure on health.The global baseline monitoring of these two indicators in 2017 shows that the progress in many lowandmiddle-income countries is unlikely to be on track and ... -
Legislating for public accountability in universal health coverage, Thailand
(2019-12-04)
Sustaining universal health coverage requires robust active public participation in policy formation and governance. Thailand’s universal coverage scheme was implemented nationwide in 2002, allowing Thailand to achieve full population coverage through three public health insurance schemes and to demonstrate improved health outcomes. Although Thailand’s position on the World Bank worldwide governance indicators has deteriorated since 1996, provisions for voice and accountability were embedded in the legislation and design of the universal coverage ... -
Political economy of Thailand's tax-financed universal coverage scheme
(2019-08-13)
Problem: The challenge of implementing contributory health insurance among populations in the informal sector was a barrier to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in Thailand. Approach: UHC was a political manifesto of the 2001 election campaign. A contributory system was not a feasible option to honour the political commitment. Given Thailand’s fiscal capacity and the moderate amount of additional resources required, the government legislated to use general taxation as the sole source of financing for the universal coverage ...