The Impacts of Universalization: A Case Study on Thailand’s Social Protection and Universal Health Coverage

Prapaporn Tivayanond Mongkhonvanit and Piya Hanvoravongchai

Chapter 5 in Towards Universal Health Care in Emerging Economies, 2017, pp 119-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter focuses on health care access in Thailand as well as on health financing reform and the path towards universal health coverage in the country. The chapter draws attention to the comprehensive outcomes of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS), also known as the 30 Baht health care programme, differentiating between the direct and indirect impacts of the scheme. It traces the historical development of UCS as part of the country’s social protection system. The chapter concludes by summarizing the key impacts of the health policy reform and implementation.

Keywords: Migrant Worker; Social Protection; Health Spending; Universal Health Coverage; Comprehensive Outcome (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-53377-7_5

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