Achieving universal health coverage goals in Thailand: The vital role of strategic purchasing

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1152-1161

  Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a   Limwattananon, Supon ^b   Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn ^a   Thammatacharee, Jadej ^c   Jongudomsuk, Pongpisut ^c   Sirilak, Supakit ^d  

^a International Health Policy Program Thailand   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Health Security Office   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

purchasing functions; Thailand; universal coverage scheme; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MOTIVATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THAILAND; UTILIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOALS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84947093925     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu120     Document Type: Article

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