Recent Findings from Mahidol University Advance Knowledge in Health Insurance (Health Insurance for Cancer Care in Asia: Thailand)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Fresh data on Health Insurance are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Bangkok, Thailand, by VerticalNews editors, the research stated, "Thailand has a universal multi-payer system with two main types of health insurance: National Health Security Office or public health insurance and private insurance. National health insurance is designed for people who are not eligible to be members of any employment-based health insurance program."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Mahidol University, "Although private health insurance is also available, all Thai citizens are required to be enrolled in either national health insurance or employees' health insurance. There are many differences between the public health insurance and private insurance. Public health insurance, therefore, initiates programs that offer many sets of benefit packages for high-cost care."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "For cancer care, cover screening, curative treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation together with supportive and palliative care."

For more information on this research see: Health Insurance for Cancer Care in Asia: Thailand. Asia-pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2016;3(1):54-57.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting P. Pittayapan, Dept. of Nursing, Faculty of Siriraj Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Keywords for this news article include: Asia, Cancer, Bangkok, Thailand, Oncology, Public Health, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies.

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