MoLab Panda Explains Private Hospitals Pulling Out of Universal Health Coverage Scheme
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"'Gold Card' means hospitals pay for patients first, then claim from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) which holds the money, but NHSO has issues with slow, incomplete payments, causing private hospitals to withdraw due to losses."
บัตรทอง ก็คือโรงพยาบาลเป็นผู้ออกเงินให้คนไข้ไปก่อน แล้วโรงพยาบาลค่อยไปเบิกจากสำนักงานหลักประกันสุขภาพแห่งชาติ (สปสช.) ที่เป็นคนถือเงิน แต่ สปสช. ติดปัญหา จ่ายช้า จ่ายไม่ครบ เมื่อโรงพยาบาลเอกชนขาดทุนก็ทยอยขอถอนตัว
"But public hospitals cannot withdraw; they are burdened by medication and equipment costs until they break, facing liquidity shortages and preparing to collapse."
แต่โรงพยาบาลรัฐถอนตัวไม่ได้ แบกค่ายา ค่าอุปกรณ์ จนหลังหัก ขาดแคลนสภาพคล่อง เตรียมพัง
Key Entities
Person
MoLab Panda(หมอแล็บแพนด้า)
MoLab Panda is a medical technologist who analyzed the reasons for private hospitals withdrawing from the 'Gold Card' scheme.
Phakphum Detthadin(ภาคภูมิ เดชหัสดิน)
Phakphum Detthadin is the medical technologist behind the Facebook page 'MoLab Panda', providing analysis on healthcare issues.
Organization
Private Hospitals(รพ.เอกชน)
Private hospitals are entities that are withdrawing from the 'Gold Card' scheme due to financial issues.
NHSO(สปสช.)
The NHSO (National Health Security Office) is the organization responsible for holding funds and reimbursing hospitals under the 'Gold Card' scheme.
Public Hospitals(รพ.รัฐ)
Public hospitals are healthcare facilities that are unable to withdraw from the 'Gold Card' scheme and are reportedly facing severe financial strain.
Law
Gold Card Scheme(บัตรทอง)
The 'Gold Card' Scheme, also known as the Universal Health Coverage scheme, is a healthcare system facing withdrawal from private providers.
National Health Security Scheme(ระบบหลักประกันสุขภาพแห่งชาติ)
The National Health Security Scheme is the official name for the 'Gold Card' system that private hospitals are leaving.
30 Baht Card(บัตร 30 บาท)
The '30 Baht Card' is an alternative name for the 'Gold Card' scheme, referring to a nominal co-payment.