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Walaiporn Patcharanarumol
International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
Social health
insurance
Act 2002
Act 1990
7 mln pop
(urban; Q4-5; children,
elderly, public sector)
10 mln pop
(city; Q4-5; only adult
wker in private)
Tax funded
Tax funded
Tripartite contribution
Fee-for-service, DRG
Capitation, DRG
OP: FFS
DRG for IP
Regular meetings
Annual report
Purchaser:
National Health
Security Office
48 mln population:
Rural areas, Q1-2,
informal workers
Members
Registration
Hotline 1330
Provide
services
Data submission
Hospital Accreditation
Providers:
Network of health center
&
district hospital
Cost containment
Close ended budget with mixed of provider payment methods (capitation, DRG
with global budget, fee schedule for high cost, medical devices)
Strong signal towards efficiency to the purchaser and providers e.g. use
generic medicines, prevent supply induced demand
2.
3.
Provider payment
Close end payment contributes to efficiency and
cost containment
Prevent down side of close end payment needed
Unbundling high cost interventions with incentives to
boost service