Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly : Promoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand

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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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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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