EXEMPTING THE POOR - THE EXPERIENCE OF THAILAND

被引：13

作者：

MILLS, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] LONDON SCH ECON & POLIT SCI,DEPT SOCIAL SCI & ADM,LONDON WC2,ENGLAND

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 1991年 / 33卷 / 11期

关键词：

HEALTH SERVICE FEES; EQUITY; THAILAND;

D O I：

10.1016/0277-9536(91)90072-K

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];

摘要：

Fee exemption schemes are widely recommended but little analysed. This paper analyses the operation of the Free Medical Care Project in Thailand, which enables those classified as poor to receive free treatment at government facilities. The paper concentrates in particular on the size and geographical distribution of the group eligible for free care, and on the extent to which the geographical distribution of the budget matches the geographical distribution of the poor. By analysing published data available at national level, information is produced on numbers of people eligible for free care, on the numbers who receive free care, and on the geographical distribution of the free medical care budget. Comments are also made on how the project appears to be operating at health facility level. The paper goes on to consider whether the equity effects of the project could be improved by reorganizing the project, and what impact reorganization might have on the costs of the project. © 1991.

引用

页码：1241 / 1252

页数：12