News Forum - Public Health Ministry assures government will continue to cover covid treatment costs — for critical cases

[Thaiger]

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul assured Thai citizens that their Covid-related costs will continue to be covered after planned changes to the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients scheme — or UCEP — takes effect in March. He also dispelled rumours that the existing scheme would be abandoned altogether, reaffirming that citizens infected with Covid-19 can still be treated under the programme. The changes were approved on February 18 and will begin on March 1. The minister said the changes are intended to improve budget management, while maintaining a certain standard of Covid-19 treatment. […]

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[Jason]

Looks like Anutin is feeling the budget pinch.....

[HiuMak]

The pockets are empty, they need to recover it from somewhere

[Cabra]

The scheme wouldn't be having an many financial issues if they would simple stop forcing mild cases into the hospital.