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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand: Utilization and Financial Protection

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-03T16:06:14Z
dc.date.available2015-11-03T16:06:14Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-20
dc.description.abstractThailand 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22810
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22810
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectBIG CITIES
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectVITAMINS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectPHO
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectCANCER PATIENTS
dc.subjectRADIOTHERAPY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectRENT
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectEMERGENCIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectINSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COSTS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectMEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMEDICAL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CLINICS
dc.subjectCHEMOTHERAPY
dc.subjectSERVICE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectMEDICAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectINCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRURAL DISTRICT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectHOME VISITS
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectDENTAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectDISTRICTS
dc.subjectHEALTH OFFICIALS
dc.subjectRENTING
dc.subjectPROVIDER PAYMENT
dc.subjectPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL EXPENSES
dc.titleQualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailanden
dc.title.subtitleUtilization and Financial Protectionen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleQualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand
okr.date.disclosure2015-08-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:34:06.643636Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryThailand
okr.sectorHealth and other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social Safety Nets/Social Assistance
okr.themeSocial protection and risk managemen :: Income Support for Old Age
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Disability Survivorship
okr.topicHealth Law
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.unitHNP EAP Region (GHN02)
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