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‘Gold card’ healthcare now covers cancer patients’ transport costs
Online Reporters, Published on 17/07/2025
» Free transport services are now available to cancer patients seeking certain advanced treatments under Thailand’s universal healthcare programme, the government has announced.
NHSO gives approval for hiring of 18,000 carers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2025
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board has approved the hiring of 18,000 carers to assist over 100,000 dependent patients nationwide under a programme financed by the economic stimulus fund.
Give homeless better access to care, govt urged
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/07/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has been urged to tackle long-standing barriers preventing homeless people from accessing healthcare services, even those legally covered under the universal coverage scheme.
Calls to improve treatment and access for people living with HIV
News, Published on 06/07/2025
» The Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) has called on Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin to improve the universal coverage scheme, otherwise known as the gold card scheme, to ensure broader access to healthcare for people with HIV/Aids.
Thailand expands universal healthcare to include hormone therapy for LGBTQ+
Post Reporters, Published on 29/06/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has approved a 145-million-baht healthcare benefit to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and gender-diverse individuals under the country’s 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.
Can the 30-baht health scheme survive?
Oped, Published on 19/06/2025
» I recently met Dr Jadej Thammatacharee, secretary-general of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), at the home of a mutual friend to ask questions, of which I had many, about the so-called 30-baht scheme -- also known as the "gold card" scheme.
Ministry mulls emergency loan for Khon Kaen hospital
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 09/06/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health is stepping in to address a deepening financial crisis at Khon Kaen Hospital, which is facing accumulated losses of more than 1.2 billion baht.
Thailand's gold card healthcare scheme 'not in crisis'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday that the 30-baht "gold card" Universal Healthcare Coverage scheme is not facing a financial crisis, emphasising its stability with reserve funds for hospitals totalling 46 billion baht after liabilities.
Govt allays concerns about UHC scheme
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2025
» The government downplayed worries about the viability of the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) scheme, saying a record 265 billion baht has been earmarked for the fund this year.
Health ministry admits state hospitals face mounting debt
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has acknowledged that mounting financial debt in Thailand’s state-owned hospitals has become a severe challenge that is affecting healthcare services nationwide.