Original Language
English
ISBN
ISBN 978 92 9068 524 1
Number of Pages
60 pages
Year of Publication
2009

Financing Healthcare for Migrants: A case study from Thailand

Launched at the turn of the millennium, Thailand’s Universal Health Coverage Scheme has also been applied for labour migrants from neighboring countries.  However, the scheme only addresses the health needs of registered migrants, leaving out more than three quarters of the total migrant population who are unregistered migrants and dependents from the system.  This study investigates the current healthcare financing schemes for registered and unregistered migrants, the administration and cost recovery of the Compulsory Migrant Health Insurance Scheme, and recommendations for future options for financing healthcare for migrants in Thailand.

  • Acknowledgement
  • Acronyms
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Migrant workers and stateless / displaced persons in Thailand
  • Financing healthcare for migrant workers and stateless / displaced persons
  • Policy Implementation: Healthcare financing for migrant workers and stateless / displaced persons
  • Performance of Compulsory Migrant Health Insurance
  • Healthcare financing options for migrants workers and stateless / displaced persons
  • References
  • Appendix