Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand
Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement of universal health coverage (UC) is...
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okr-10986-240832021-05-26T09:05:20Z Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand World Bank Group ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS SPECIALIST PEOPLE OLD AGE FINANCING HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES PHO DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE WELFARE INCENTIVES HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CITIES TOWNS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CAPITATION CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENT PATIENTS INTERVENTION RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY SOCIAL WELFARES AGING NURSES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH EQUITY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES MALE DEMENTIA SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE SOCIAL SUPPORT HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER EQUITY RURAL COMMUNITIES WORKERS SURGERY AGED FORMAL PENSION BENEFITS BENEFITS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICINE LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS SOCIAL PENSION HOUSEHOLD PROMOTING HEALTH PENSION PROGRAMS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING THERAPIES HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ELDERLY PEOPLE SOCIAL WELFARE THERAPY HEALTH SYSTEM INSURANCE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES DISEASE CLINICS HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE OLDER PERSONS INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS GERONTOLOGY COMMUNITY MALES FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOSPITALS HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE EMPLOYEES Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement of universal health coverage (UC) is well noted, recent researches and studies have indicated that there are still gaps in health utilization and financial protection. A recent study by Thailand’s health insurance system research office (HISRO) shows that utilization of health services by patients of three main health insurance schemes combined increased markedly after age 45 for both outpatient care and in-patient care but later dropped during an advanced age. Utilization of out-patient care services decreases among patients who are over 75 years of age while that of in-patient care services decreases after 85 years of age. The objective of the study is to identify the gaps of accessing UC scheme’s care system by the elderly population, focusing on utilization and financial protection aspects. The team conducted small-scale area-based qualitative case studies, focusing on elderly UC members who live in selected urban and rural areas in four different geographical regions of Thailand - Central, North, Northeastern, and South. The analysis confirms that there are poor elderly people who still need to pay for the costs of out-patient and in-patient care services at publicly run health facilities. 2016-04-18T21:31:12Z 2016-04-18T21:31:12Z 2016-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24083 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Thailand |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS SPECIALIST PEOPLE OLD AGE FINANCING HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES PHO DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE WELFARE INCENTIVES HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CITIES TOWNS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CAPITATION CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENT PATIENTS INTERVENTION RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY SOCIAL WELFARES AGING NURSES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH EQUITY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES MALE DEMENTIA SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE SOCIAL SUPPORT HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER EQUITY RURAL COMMUNITIES WORKERS SURGERY AGED FORMAL PENSION BENEFITS BENEFITS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICINE LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS SOCIAL PENSION HOUSEHOLD PROMOTING HEALTH PENSION PROGRAMS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING THERAPIES HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ELDERLY PEOPLE SOCIAL WELFARE THERAPY HEALTH SYSTEM INSURANCE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES DISEASE CLINICS HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE OLDER PERSONS INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS GERONTOLOGY COMMUNITY MALES FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOSPITALS HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE EMPLOYEES |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS SPECIALIST PEOPLE OLD AGE FINANCING HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES PHO DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE WELFARE INCENTIVES HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CITIES TOWNS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CAPITATION CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENT PATIENTS INTERVENTION RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY SOCIAL WELFARES AGING NURSES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH EQUITY ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES MALE DEMENTIA SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE SOCIAL SUPPORT HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER EQUITY RURAL COMMUNITIES WORKERS SURGERY AGED FORMAL PENSION BENEFITS BENEFITS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICINE LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS SOCIAL PENSION HOUSEHOLD PROMOTING HEALTH PENSION PROGRAMS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE FINANCING THERAPIES HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ELDERLY PEOPLE SOCIAL WELFARE THERAPY HEALTH SYSTEM INSURANCE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES DISEASE CLINICS HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE OLDER PERSONS INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS GERONTOLOGY COMMUNITY MALES FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOSPITALS HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE EMPLOYEES World Bank Group Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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Thailand has succeeded in expanding
coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health
insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal
health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement
of universal health coverage (UC) is well noted, recent
researches and studies have indicated that there are still
gaps in health utilization and financial protection. A
recent study by Thailand’s health insurance system research
office (HISRO) shows that utilization of health services by
patients of three main health insurance schemes combined
increased markedly after age 45 for both outpatient care and
in-patient care but later dropped during an advanced age.
Utilization of out-patient care services decreases among
patients who are over 75 years of age while that of
in-patient care services decreases after 85 years of age.
The objective of the study is to identify the gaps of
accessing UC scheme’s care system by the elderly population,
focusing on utilization and financial protection aspects.
The team conducted small-scale area-based qualitative case
studies, focusing on elderly UC members who live in selected
urban and rural areas in four different geographical regions
of Thailand - Central, North, Northeastern, and South. The
analysis confirms that there are poor elderly people who
still need to pay for the costs of out-patient and
in-patient care services at publicly run health facilities. |
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Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand |
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closing the health gaps for the elderly : promoting health equity and social inclusion in thailand |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24083 |
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