Government Spending and Central-Local Relations in Thailand's Health Sector

This paper focuses on efficiency and equity in the financing of health services, and the evolving role of central and local government in the health sector. Thailand has seen significant improvements in health outcomes and succeeded in expanding th...

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Main Authors:	Lindelow, Magnus, Hawkins, Loraine, Osornprasop, Sutayut
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGE GROUPS AGE STRUCTURE AGED AGING AMBULATORY CARE ANTENATAL CARE BRAIN BRAIN DRAIN BREAST CANCER BUDGET ALLOCATION BULLETIN CAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURE CAPITATION CAPITATION PAYMENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS CARE PERFORMANCE CENTRAL BUDGET CERVICAL CANCER CHRONIC CONDITIONS CHRONIC DISEASE CHRONIC DISEASES CITIZEN CITIZENS CLINICAL OUTCOMES CLINICAL PRACTICE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY HOSPITALS COST OF CARE CURRENT POPULATION DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPENDENCY RATIO DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DISEASE MANAGEMENT DISEASE PREVENTION DISPARITIES IN HEALTH DISSEMINATION DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELDERLY ELDERLY POPULATION EMERGENCY CARE EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION EPILEPSY EQUITY IN ACCESS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPENDITURE CONTROL EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS FEE-FOR-SERVICE FERTILITY RATE FINANCIAL BARRIERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PROTECTION GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GLUCOSE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE COSTS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FINANCING REFORM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMES HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM HEALTH INSURERS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HEART ATTACKS HOSPITAL ADMISSION HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL SYSTEMS HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYPERTENSION ILLNESS IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFERTILITY INFORMAL SECTOR INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LEVELS OF FERTILITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW INCOME MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MEDICAL BENEFIT MEDICAL DOCTORS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL STAFF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS NATIONAL LEVEL NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN NURSE NURSES NUTRITION OUTPATIENT SERVICES PARTICIPATION IN DECISION PATIENT PATIENT PARTICIPATION PATIENTS PAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE PHARMACISTS PHO POCKET PAYMENTS POLICY RESPONSE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION PROJECTIONS PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE HOSPITAL SECTOR PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGNOSIS PROGRESS PROVIDER PAYMENT PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS PUBLIC DEMAND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HOSPITAL PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEMS PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC PROVIDERS PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY SERVICES RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SHARE OF HEALTH SPENDING SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SURGERY SURVIVAL RATE TREATMENT UNFPA URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VACCINES WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION decentralization
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Government Spending and Central-Local Relations in Thailand's Health Sector

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