Payments for health care and its effect on catastrophe and impoverishment: Experience from the transition to Universal Coverage in Thailand

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2027-2035

  Somkotra, Tewarit ^a,b   Lagrada, Leizel P ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catastrophe; Impoverishment; Out of pocket payments; Thailand; Universal Coverage policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; LIVING STANDARD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POVERTY; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; THAILAND;

DATA COLLECTION; DISASTERS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; POVERTY; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 56349141564     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.047     Document Type: Article

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