"universal healthcare scheme"

Over a million Thais have gone for colon cancer screening since the beginning of 2018, a test that has been covered for 21 months so far by the "gold card" universal healthcare scheme, according to the National Health Security Office (NHSO).

The People’s Network for State Welfare plans to meet Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on September 5 to seek clarity on recent reports that the budget for the Universal Healthcare System approved by the previous government had been slashed by Bt650 million.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Thursday (August 15) that the Universal Healthcare system will not be subjected to any changes that could burden people, such as the co-payment of 10 to 20 per cent of their medical bills to ease the government’s financial burden.

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has floated the idea of allowing patients to get prescriptions for over-the-counter medications from hospitals to take to be filled at pharmacies, while allowing hospitals to maintain their lock on dispensing “specialised” medications.

People have been urged to get free screening for hepatitis B and C at hospitals nationwide after the National Health Security Office (NHSO) confirmed that the universal healthcare scheme covered treatments for the diseases.

From October, benefits provided under the universal healthcare scheme will be expanded further, Public Health Minister Dr Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said on Monday in his capacity as board chairman for the National Health Security Office (NHSO). 

UP TO 37 per cent of Government Savings Bank (GSB) employees say they prefer the National Health Security Office (NHSO)’s universal healthcare coverage for their parents over the Bt60,000 health coverage offered by their employer.

A FORMER public health minister has recommended the sufficiency economy philosophy and friend therapy as the means to sustain the country’s health security.

Nearly 600 people killed annually: NHSO

A PROMINENT health activist yesterday attacked the government over reports that it plans to provide free medical service under the universal healthcare scheme to only those earning less than Bt100,000 a year.

As many as 16 more medical facilities have joined the country’s universal healthcare scheme this year.

THE NATIONAL Health Security Office (NHSO) is seeking a Bt193.92 billion budget for the country’s universal healthcare scheme in the 2019 fiscal year.