PUBLISHED: 21 Jun 2024 at 04: 00
After receiving a lot of complaints from patients, the Ministry of Public Health has vowed to check whether any of the 200 partner clinics of its widespread medical insurance plan, or the 30-baht system, are in breach of contract in Bangkok.
The Department of Health Service Support ( DOHSS) and the National Health Security Office ( NHSO ) will cooperate with the investigation, according to Vice Minister Thanakit Jitareerat’s statement from yesterday.
Leaders from both agencies will examine whether the facilities have followed the agency’s requirements.
Next week, we will begin reviewing over 200 centers in the money. Our legal team may also examine whether any of them have broken the law. If they do n’t want to be our partners, they should terminate the contract”, he said.
Mr Thanakit estimated that out of the 200 facilities, about 10 perhaps had problems.
People frequently complained when they requested a transfer to another hospital that their request paper was denied or delayed, he said.
This could be because, if they agreed, the clinics may lose money from the government.
” I will privately investigate this situation along with our team to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” he declared.
When asked if the condition might cause people to lose faith in the government’s universal healthcare system, Mr. Thanakit said that task management should always be expected to experience difficulties.
Bangkok just joined a list of 46 counties where people can just present their national ID card to a primary care facility in those regions.
Mr. Thanakit stated that the system will soon cover 77 provinces and that any minor issues can be resolved along the way.
He stated that the government will expand primary care facilities in Bangkok by collaborating with more clinics run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.