This is a crucial and forward-looking public health policy decision. The proposal was made by the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the state committee which handles the 140-billion-baht universal healthcare budget for the 48 million 30-baht Universal Health Care Card holders. Without a budget tracking system, the false claims will continue and undermine the country's universal healthcare system in the long run. The reported corruption is one of several challenges for the NHSO that the Public Health Ministry needs to rectify and overcome. So far, the NHSO and the Health Ministry have done well and deserve praise in developing and nurturing this landmark 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.

Source: Bangkok Post September 04, 2020 23:26 UTC