Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection
Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement of universal health coverage (UC) is...
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okr-10986-228102021-06-14T10:21:29Z Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection World Bank Group ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS LOCAL POPULATION PEOPLE BIG CITIES FINANCING VITAMINS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION PHO HEALTH EXPENDITURES DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DRUGS LEGAL STATUS FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CITIES TOWNS NATIONAL LEVEL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENTS PATIENT RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HOSPITALS HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY NURSES EMERGENCIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER ELDERLY POPULATION SOCIAL SECURITY HOSPITAL SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER PROGRESS EQUITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL RURAL COMMUNITIES TRANSPORTATION WORKERS SURGERY AGED CONTRACEPTIVES INSURANCE SCHEMES ECONOMIC STATUS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICAL SERVICES LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ELDERLY PEOPLE POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS INSURANCE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RURAL RESIDENTS MINORITY CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES CLINICS LOCAL COMMUNITIES HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE CONDOM INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS RESEARCH METHODS RURAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOME VISITS HOSPITALS DENTAL SERVICES HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement of universal health coverage (UC) is well noted, recent researches and studies have indicated that there are still gaps in health utilization and financial protection. A recent study by Thailand’s health insurance system research office (HISRO) shows that utilization of health services by patients of three main health insurance schemes combined increased markedly after age 45 for both outpatient care and in-patient care but later dropped during an advanced age. Utilization of out-patient care services decreases among patients who are over 75 years of age while that of in-patient care services decreases after 85 years of age. The objective of the study is to identify the gaps of accessing UC scheme’s care system by the elderly population, focusing on utilization and financial protection aspects. The team conducted small-scale area-based qualitative case studies, focusing on elderly UC members who live in selected urban and rural areas in four different geographical regions of Thailand - Central, North, Northeastern, and South. The analysis confirms that there are poor elderly people who still need to pay for the costs of out-patient and in-patient care services at publicly run health facilities. 2015-11-03T16:06:14Z 2015-11-03T16:06:14Z 2015-05-20 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22810 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study East Asia and Pacific Thailand |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS LOCAL POPULATION PEOPLE BIG CITIES FINANCING VITAMINS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION PHO HEALTH EXPENDITURES DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DRUGS LEGAL STATUS FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CITIES TOWNS NATIONAL LEVEL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENTS PATIENT RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HOSPITALS HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY NURSES EMERGENCIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER ELDERLY POPULATION SOCIAL SECURITY HOSPITAL SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER PROGRESS EQUITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL RURAL COMMUNITIES TRANSPORTATION WORKERS SURGERY AGED CONTRACEPTIVES INSURANCE SCHEMES ECONOMIC STATUS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICAL SERVICES LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ELDERLY PEOPLE POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS INSURANCE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RURAL RESIDENTS MINORITY CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES CLINICS LOCAL COMMUNITIES HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE CONDOM INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS RESEARCH METHODS RURAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOME VISITS HOSPITALS DENTAL SERVICES HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITIES RISKS LOCAL POPULATION PEOPLE BIG CITIES FINANCING VITAMINS INCOME HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION PHO HEALTH EXPENDITURES DOCTORS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DRUGS LEGAL STATUS FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CITIES TOWNS NATIONAL LEVEL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH FACILITIES HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH CONDITIONS KNOWLEDGE CANCER PATIENTS RADIOTHERAPY DISEASES COSTS TRAINING PATIENTS PATIENT RENT PROBABILITY PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HOSPITALS HEALTH CENTERS MOBILITY NURSES EMERGENCIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER ELDERLY POPULATION SOCIAL SECURITY HOSPITAL SERVICES SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE HEALTH PROMOTION ELDERLY CANCER PROGRESS EQUITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL RURAL COMMUNITIES TRANSPORTATION WORKERS SURGERY AGED CONTRACEPTIVES INSURANCE SCHEMES ECONOMIC STATUS CARE GENDER HEALTH CARE COSTS HOMES MEDICAL SERVICES LONG-TERM CARE URBAN AREAS HOUSEHOLD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SUPPLIES EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH CARE FINANCING HEALTH CLINICS CHEMOTHERAPY SERVICE UTILIZATION HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES ELDERLY PEOPLE POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS INSURANCE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RURAL RESIDENTS MINORITY CHILDREN MEDICAL BENEFITS FEMALES CLINICS LOCAL COMMUNITIES HOUSEHOLDS HEALTH PROVIDERS RURAL AREAS POVERTY HEALTH EXPENDITURE CONDOM INCIDENCE POPULATION FACILITIES MEDICAL DOCTORS RESEARCH METHODS RURAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY FEES FAMILIES MEDICINES HOME VISITS HOSPITALS DENTAL SERVICES HEALTH SERVICE FEMALE HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE DISTRICTS HEALTH OFFICIALS RENTING PROVIDER PAYMENT PATIENT CARE MEDICAL EXPENSES World Bank Group Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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Thailand has succeeded in expanding
coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health
insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal
health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand’s achievement
of universal health coverage (UC) is well noted, recent
researches and studies have indicated that there are still
gaps in health utilization and financial protection. A
recent study by Thailand’s health insurance system research
office (HISRO) shows that utilization of health services by
patients of three main health insurance schemes combined
increased markedly after age 45 for both outpatient care and
in-patient care but later dropped during an advanced age.
Utilization of out-patient care services decreases among
patients who are over 75 years of age while that of
in-patient care services decreases after 85 years of age.
The objective of the study is to identify the gaps of
accessing UC scheme’s care system by the elderly population,
focusing on utilization and financial protection aspects.
The team conducted small-scale area-based qualitative case
studies, focusing on elderly UC members who live in selected
urban and rural areas in four different geographical regions
of Thailand - Central, North, Northeastern, and South. The
analysis confirms that there are poor elderly people who
still need to pay for the costs of out-patient and
in-patient care services at publicly run health facilities. |
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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection |
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qualitative assessment of health equity among the elderly people in thailand : utilization and financial protection |
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Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22810 |
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