Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand: Equity Outcomes and Future Agendas to Meet Challenges

Overview

This short paper analyses  the evidence  on equity  achievements  as a  result of  strategic purchasing through the UC scheme,  evokes a number of future challenges  and provides policy  recommendations needed to sustain these achievements.  

This report is part of a series, The World Health Report 2010 Background Papers, which were written to inform the process of developing the key messages of the World Health Report 2010: Health systems financing: The path to universal coverage.