Browsing by Subject "reform"

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      Political economy of Thailand's tax-financed universal coverage scheme 

      Tangcharoensathien, Viroj; Thammatach-aree, Jadej; Witthayapipopsakul, Woranan; Viriyathorn, Shaheda; Kulthanmanusorn, Anond; Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn (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 ...
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      The Political Economy of UHC Reform in Thailand: Lessons for Low- and Middle-Income Countries 

      Tangcharoensathien, Viroj; Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn; Kulthanmanusorn, Anond; Saengruang, Nithiwat; Kosiyaporn, Hathairat (2019-08-13)

      Thailand achieved full population coverage of financial protection for health care in 2002 with successful implementation of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS). The three public health insurance schemes covered 98.5% of the population by 2015. Current evidence shows a high level of service coverage and financial risk protection and low level of unmet healthcare need, but the path toward UHC was not straightforward. Applying the Political Economy of UHC Reform Framework and the concept of path dependency, this study reviews how these factors ...