Health insurance for people with citizenship problems in Thailand: A case study of policy implementation

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 229-238

  Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^a,b,c   Kantamaturapoj, Kanang ^d   Pudpong, Nareerut ^b   Putthasri, Weerasak ^b   Mills, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Banphai Hospital   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Case study; Citizenship problems; Evaluation; Health Insurance; Health policy; Health system; Stateless; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CITIZENSHIP; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THAILAND; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIGRANT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; THAILAND; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84964678922     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czv046     Document Type: Article

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