Policy choices for progressive realization of universal health coverage: Comment on “ethical perspective: Five unacceptable trade-offs on the path to universal health coverage”

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 107-110

  Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a   Patcharanarumol, Walaiporn ^a   Panichkriangkrai, Warisa ^a   Sommanustweechai, Angkana ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Equity and efficiency trade off; Political choices; Progressive realization of universal health coverage (UHC); Thailand

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MORALITY; PRIVATE SECTOR;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MORALS; PRIVATE SECTOR; UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE;

EID: 85029234754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.99     Document Type: Note

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