Closing the Health Gaps for the Elderly

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dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2016-04-18T21:31:12Z
dc.date2016-04-18T21:31:12Z
dc.date2016-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:46:10Z
dc.descriptionThailand 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24435347/thailand-qualitative-assessment-health-equity-among-elderly-people-thailand-utilization-financial-protection
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24083
dc.identifier10.1596/24083
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410697
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectSPECIALIST
dc.subjectPEOPLE
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPHO
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectCAPITATION
dc.subjectCANCER PATIENTS
dc.subjectRADIOTHERAPY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectRENT
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARES
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH EQUITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMALE
dc.subjectDEMENTIA
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COVERAGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectHEALTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectSURGERY
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectFORMAL PENSION
dc.subjectBENEFITS BENEFITS
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE COSTS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PENSION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPROMOTING HEALTH
dc.subjectPENSION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectMEDICAL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectTHERAPIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CLINICS
dc.subjectCHEMOTHERAPY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTHERAPY
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectMEDICAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROVIDERS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectOLDER PERSONS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subjectGERONTOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectFEES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
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.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleClosing the Health Gaps for the Elderly
dc.titlePromoting Health Equity and Social Inclusion in Thailand
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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