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The Thai National Health Security Act of 2002 established a universal health coverage program that extended health care to 18 million previously uninsured Thais and significantly reduced rates of medical impoverishment. This article explains how this important legislation took place.
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Why is it important?
This article highlights the key role that a coalition of health bureaucrats and NGOs played in achieving universal health coverage. This showcases the emergence of new progressive actors who possessed the power resources necessary to advance equity-enhancing reforms.
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This page is a summary of: Partnering for Universal Health Coverage in Thailand, Asian Survey, April 2018, University of California Press,
DOI: 10.1525/as.2018.58.2.213.
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