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Price transparency demand emerging
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/03/2021
» The Internal Trade Department looks set to require private hospitals to inform people of the prices of an additional 100 medicines and medical services related to the pandemic so consumers can view them before deciding whether or not to receive them.
Commerce Ministry working on trade row buffers
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 30/05/2019
» The Commerce Ministry is set to propose short, medium and long-term measures to cope with the impact of the deepening trade row between the US and China at the International Economic Policy Committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on June 11.
Private hospitals risk legal action
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/04/2019
» The government has threatened to take legal action against private hospitals that refuse to provide production cost information for their medicines and medical services.
Price tags en route to private hospitals
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/02/2019
» The Commerce Ministry is set to issue an official announcement requiring private hospitals to show the price tags for medicine, medical supplies and medical service charges so that consumers can be aware of prices before deciding to use services.
Commerce Ministry stands by price control list
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/01/2019
» Despite growing opposition from private hospitals, the Commerce Ministry is standing by plans to find appropriate measures to keep a lid on medical supplies and medical service charges to prevent price gouging.
Medical supplies, services inch closer to price controls
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/01/2019
» The Commerce Ministry is set to forward for cabinet approval on Jan 15 a proposal to put medical supplies and medical service charges on the state price control list as part of efforts to deal with price gouging.
Medical supplies, service headed for price control
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/12/2018
» The government is putting medical supplies and medical service charges on the state price control list as part of efforts to deal with price gouging, amid growing concerns over the high cost of private medical care.
Inflation slows again
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/08/2013
» Inflation slowed for a seventh straight month in July due to an erosion of consumer purchasing power, prompting worries over clearer signs of a faltering economy.
PWO pushes to add 10m tonnes of storage silos
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/08/2012
» The government has no worries about storing its mountainous stockpile of rice if it cannot sell the grain at its required price.