Viroj Tangcharoensathien

International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health

3rd Floor Health, Tiwanon road

Muang district

Nonthaburi 11000

Thailand

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Thailand Health Financing Review 2010

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 Jun 2010
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Chitpranee, Phusit Prakongsai, Pongpisut Jongudomsuk, Samrit Srithamrongsawat and Jadej Thammathataree
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP), HSRI, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Universal Coverage, Health Financing, Health Insurance, Benefit Package

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Achieving Universal Coverage in Thailand: What Lessons Do We Learn?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Mar 2008
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol and Pongpisut Jongudomsuk
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and HSRI
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universal coverage, health sector reform, health equity, health financing arrangement

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Universal Coverage on a Budget: Impacts on Health Care Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures in Thailand

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Universal Coverage on a Budget: Impacts on Health Care Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures in Thailand

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 13-067/V
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 May 2013
Supon Limwattananon, Sven Neelsen, Owen O'Donnell, Phusit Prakongsai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Eddy van Doorslaer
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and Erasmus School of Economics
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Health Insurance, Health Care, Medical Expenditures, Universal Coverage, Thailand

Universal Coverage on a Budget: Impacts on Health Care Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures in Thailand

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4262
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Jun 2013
Supon Limwattananon, Sven Neelsen, Owen A. O'Donnell, Phusit Prakongsai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Eddy van Doorslaer and Vuthiphan Vongmongkol
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research), University of Macedonia, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, Erasmus School of Economics and Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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health insurance, health care, medical expenditures, universal coverage, Thailand

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From Targeting to Universality: Lessons from the Health System in Thailand

BUILDING DECENT SOCIETIES: RETHINKING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SECURITY IN DEVELOPMENT, pp. 310-314, Peter Townsend, ed., Palgrave Macmillan, September 2009
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 12 Oct 2009
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol and Pongpisut Jongudomsuk
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and HSRI
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Health insurance, universal coverage, social protection, policy process

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Innovative Financing of Health Promotion

INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUBLIC HEALTH, First Edition, Vol. 3, pp. 624-638, 2008
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 19 Dec 2009
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Supon Limwattananon and Supakorn Buasai
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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health financing, health promotion, dedicated tax, earmarked tax

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The Impact of a Policy on Universal Coverage on Equity in Health Care Finance in Thailand

EQUITAP Project Report, 2005
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2008
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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benefit incidence, catastrophic health expenditure, universal coverage, health care finance

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Financing Health Promotion: A Case Study on Thailand

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2009
Phusit Prakongsai, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Kanjana Tisayatikom and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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health care finance, health promotion, universal coverage, disease burden, non-communicable disease

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Who Benefits from Government Health Spending Before and After Universal Coverage in Thailand?

Journal of Health Science, Vol. 16, May-June 2007
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2007
Phusit Prakongsai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Kanjana Tisayatikom
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand
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health equity, benefit incidence, health insurance, universal coverage

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Budget Impact Analysis of Expanding Access to Renal Replacement Therapy for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients under Universal Coverage in Thailand

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2008
Vijj Kasemsup, Phusit Prakongsai and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
IHPP - Thailand, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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Budget impact analysis, benefit package, universal coverage, renal replacement therapy

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Financing Health Promotion in South East Asia - Does it Match with Current and Future Challenges?

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2009
Phusit Prakongsai, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Kanjana Tisayatikom and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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health care finance, innovative health financing, health promotion, non-communicable disease, burden of disease

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Improving Health-Related Information Systems to Monitor Equity in Health: Lessons from Thailand

The Economics of Health Equity, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 26 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2009
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Supon Limwattananon and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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health information system, universal coverage, health equity, household survey

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The Equity Impact of the Universal Coverage Policy: Lessons from Thailand

Advance in Health Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2009
Phusit Prakongsai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Supon Limwattananon
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand
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Universal coverage, health equity, concentration index, financial catastrophe, impoverishment, Thailand

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Health Risk Distribution by Socio-Economic Status and Educational Levels of Thai Households: Who Smoke and Drink More?

Journal of Health Science, Vol. 16, May-June 2007
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Dec 2007
Vichai Chokevivat, Supon Limwattananon, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Phusit Prakongsai and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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inequity in health, health risk behaviour, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption

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Private Practice Among Public Medical Doctor: The Thailand Experience

National Health Security Office, Thailand
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2009
Phusit Prakongsai and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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private practice, medical doctor, regulation

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Proton Radiation Therapy: Is it Necessary for Thailand?

Health Policy and Planning Journal of Thailand, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 28 Dec 2007
Phusit Prakongsai, Sripen Tantivess and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), affiliation not provided to SSRN and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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Radiation therapy, technology assessment, priority setting, health technology

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Public Insurance and Financial Risk Protection: Lessons from Thailand

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 07 Apr 2010
Phusit Prakongsai, Vuthiphan Vongmomgkol, Warisa Panich-Kriangkrai, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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universal coverage, health insurance, financial risk protection, social health insurance

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Reducing Impoverishment Caused by Costly Health-Care Payments: Outcome of Universal Health Care Coverage in Thailand

Journal of Health Systems Research 2011, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 25-31, 2011
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 10 Apr 2011
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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health payment, impoverishment, poverty, universal health care coverage

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Why Has the Universal Coverage Scheme in Thailand Achieved a Pro-Poor Public Subsidy for Health Care?

BMC Public Health, Vol. 12, (Suppl1):S6, 2012
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 16 Dec 2012
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Kanjana Tisayaticom, Tawekiat Boonyapaisarncharoen and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Ministry of Public Health, Thailand and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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universal health coverage, pro-poor, public subsidy, benefit incidence analysis, Thailand

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Policy Options for Extending Access to Renal Replacement Therapy under Universal Coverage in Thailand

Journal of Health Science, Vol. 15, No. 4, July-August 2006
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2008
Phusit Prakongsai, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Vijj Kasemsup
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and IHPP - Thailand, Bureau of Policy and Strategy
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health policy, rationing, equity in health, renal replacement therapy, universal coverage

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Catastrophic and Poverty Impacts of Health Payments: Results from National Household Surveys in Thailand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 85, No. 8, August 2007
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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health insurance, household survey, catastrophic health expenditure, universal coverage

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Factors Influencing Inequitable Access to Radiation Therapy: The Case Study of Cancer Patients in Thailand

Journal of Health Science, Vol. 15, No. 6, November-December 2006
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2008
Phusit Prakongsai, Somsak Chunharas and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), affiliation not provided to SSRN and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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access to health care, health equity, cancer, radiation therapy, universal coverage

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Reducing Impoverishment from Health Payments: Impact of Universal Health Care Coverage in Thailand

Paper presented to the 3rd Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Cape Town
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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universal health coverage, impoverishment, health equity, out-of-pocket payments

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Can Earmarking Mobilize and Sustain Resources to the Health Sector?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 86, No. 11, November 2008
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Jan 2009
Phusit Prakongsai, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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earmarking, health financing, global health initiatives, sin tax

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Regional Public Health Education: Current Situation and Challenges

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 85, December 2007
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 07 Jan 2008
Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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Public health, health care reform, Millennium Development Goals, Field Epidemiology Training Programmes

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The Implications of Benefit Package Design: The Impact on Poor Thai Households of Excluding Renal Replacement Therapy

Journal of International Development, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 11 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2009
Phusit Prakongsai, Natasha Palmer, Preecha Uay-Trakul, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Anne Mills
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Independent, affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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catastrophic health expenditure, benefit package, renal replacement therapy, universal coverage, health insurance, access to care, inequity in health

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Equity in Maternal and Child Health in Thailand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 87, 2009
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 20 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2010
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phusit Prakongsai
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and International Health Policy Program (IHPP)
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Health equity, maternal child health services, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

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Accelerate Implementation of the Who Global Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Personnel: Experiences from the South East Asia Region; Comment on 'Relevance and Effectiveness of the Who Global Code Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel – Ethical and Systems Perspectives'

Int J Health Policy Manag., 5(1):43-46, 2016, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.161
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 03 Dec 2015
Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Phyllida Travis
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and WHO South East Asia Region Office
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Implementing WHO Global Code; International Migration of Health Personnel; South East Asia Region (SEAR); Capturing Data on Out-migration of Health Workers; Source and Destination Countries

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Equity of Access to and Utilization of Reproductive Health Services in Thailand: National Reproductive Health Survey Data, 2006 and 2009

Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 19, No. 37, pp. 86-97, May 2011
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Suratchada Kongsri, Supon Limwattananon, Supakit Sirilak, Phusit Prakongsai and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
Mahasarkham University and Ministry of Public Health. Nonthaburi, Thailand, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Nonthaburi, Thailand, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health
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family planning, antenatal care, skilled attendance at delivery, equity and access, exclusive breastfeeding, low birthweight, reproductive health surveys, Thailand

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Trends and Inequities in Where Women Delivered Their Babies in 25 Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

Reproductive Health Matters, Vol. 19, No. 37, pp. 75-85, 2011
Posted: 19 Oct 2011
Supon Limwattananon, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and Supakit Sirilak
International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Nonthaburi, Thailand

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delivery care, demographic & health surveys, socio-economic status, equity of access

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The Millennium Development Goals: A Cross-Sectoral Analysis and Principles for Goal Setting after 2015

The Lancet, Vol. 376, No. 9745, pp. 991-1023, 2010
Posted: 19 Apr 2011
Waage Jeff, R. Banerji, O. Campbell, Ephraim W. Chirwa, Andrew Dorward, Guy Collender, V. Dieltiens, P. Godfrey-Faussett, Piya Hanvoravongchai, Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, Angela W. Little, Anne Mills, Kim Mulholland, A. Mwinga, A. North, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Colin Poulton, Viroj Tangcharoensathien and E. Unterhalter
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Malawi, Centre for Development, Environment & Policy, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, LSHTM, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of London - Institute of Education, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Royal Childrens Hospital - Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Millennium Development Goals

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What Happens to Poorer Households in Thailand When Renal Replacement Therapy Was Excluded from a National Benefit Package?

Posted: 12 Dec 2007
Phusit Prakongsai, Natasha Palmer, Preecha Uay-Trakul and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), Independent, affiliation not provided to SSRN and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health

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benefit package, renal replacement therapy, universal coverage, health expenditure, access to care, catastrophic health expenditure

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Determinants of Clinical Practice Variations and Influence of Provider Payment Methods: A Case Study from Thailand

iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 21 Jun 2007
Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Chulaporn Limwattananon and Walaiporn Patcharanarumol
International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health, International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, Khon Kaen University and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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provider payment, universal coverage, health insurance, inequity in health, efficiency

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Assessing the Impact of the Universal Coverage Policy on Financial Risk Protection, Health Care Finance, and Benefit Incidence of Thai Households

Journal of Health Science, 2007, iHEA 2007 6th World Congress: Explorations in Health Economics Paper
Posted: 11 Jun 2007
Phusit Prakongsai, Supon Limwattananon, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol, Kanjana Tisayatikom and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
International Health Policy Program (IHPP), International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Health Policy Program (IHPP) - Thailand and International Health Policy Program, Bureau of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Public Health

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universal coverage, equity in health care use, financial risk protection, benefit incidence, catastrophic health expenditure