The development of universal health insurance coverage in Thailand: Challenges of population aging and informal economy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 227-236

  Hsu, Minchung ^a   Huang, Xianguo ^a   Yupho, Somrasri ^b  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Finance   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Informal employment; Population aging; Universal health insurance

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING POPULATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMAL SECTOR; SUSTAINABILITY; TAX SYSTEM;

AGING; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT; MEDICARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAX; THAILAND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCOME TAX; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945926878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.09.036     Document Type: Article

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