But members want assurances that rates paid for Social Security patients won’t be cut
PUBLISHED : 16 Oct 2024 at 20:58
The Private Hospital Association (PHA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to push for a fixed minimum monthly reimbursement rate of 12,000 baht per patient for inpatient care under the social security system.
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But members want assurances that rates paid for Social Security patients won’t be cut
PUBLISHED : 16 Oct 2024 at 20:58
The Private Hospital Association (PHA) has welcomed the government’s commitment to push for a fixed minimum monthly reimbursement rate of 12,000 baht per patient for inpatient care under the social security system.
The positive response to last week’s promise by Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn was seen as a sign that some privately run hospitals may be willing to reconsider their threat to stop treating Social Security patients because of insufficient funding.
The promised 12,000-baht rate is lower than the 15,000 baht previously demanded by the PHA to…