InstitutionClaim Cited
Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme
Thailand's Universal Coverage Scheme turned decades of rural health investment and health-policy organizing into a tax-funded entitlement for citizens left outside existing insurance. A dedicated purchaser, closed-ended provider payments, public participation, complaints, and evidence-guided benefit decisions made broad coverage durable. Separate insurance schemes, workforce pressure, geographic access, and the exclusion or fragmented coverage of many noncitizens remain consequential boundaries.
How can a middle-income country turn health care from a household financial risk into a durable public entitlement without losing control of cost or responsiveness?