Thailand: universal health-care coverage scheme

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Nuno Cunha, Thibault van Langenhove, Lou Tessier, Valérie Schmitt, Loveleen De, Isabel Ortiz and Valerie Schmitt

Country note series (Building Social Protection Floors for All), Nov. 2016, ILO

2016

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medical care

universal benefit scheme

Thailand

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Title: Thailand; universal health-care coverage scheme
Creators: Nuno Cunha
Thibault van Langenhove
Lou Tessier
Valérie Schmitt
Loveleen De
Isabel Ortiz
Valerie Schmitt
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Social Protection Department
Social Protection Floors Recommendation
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2016
Series: Country note series (Building Social Protection Floors for All); Nov. 2016
Number of pages: 4 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: brief
Record Identifier: 995270588402676
Table of contents: Main lessons learned -- 1. Political commitment, civil society engagement and technical expertise shaped the UCS -- 2. UCS covers 76 per cent of Thai people through a comprehensive benefit package -- 3. Improved access to health care and contributions to economic growth -- 4. Next steps.