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Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026
» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.
National Health Security Office moves to fix strains on budget
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/10/2025
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO), which operates the 30-baht "Gold Card" universal healthcare scheme, is accelerating efforts to resolve budgetary challenges affecting inpatient services and will submit its proposals to its board on Nov 3.
Hospital stops taking 30-baht patient referrals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/12/2024
» Mongkutwattana Hospital has stopped treating outpatient referrals under the universal coverage healthcare card, or gold card scheme, to help contain financial losses.
Hospital cuts services over debt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/10/2024
» Mongkutwattana Hospital has suspended services for universal healthcare cardholders transferred to the hospital from their primary care units, over an overdue debt owed by the National Health Security Office.
Plea for calm as fishermen whip up storm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/12/2019
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry on Wednesday asked thousands of fishing trawler operators and crew in 22 coastal provinces not to launch a mass protest in Bangkok next week.
How to pad farmers' pockets
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2018
» Successfully growing rice on a commercial scale for domestic consumption and export relies on the properly controlled use of chemicals to lift crop yields, according to experts.