Thai Health Ministry to remove COVID-19 from emergency coverage list on March 1

[snoop1130]

 

COVID-19 patients will no longer be covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme from March 1st and will have to pay their own medical bills if they are admitted to private hospitals, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

He gave an assurance, however, that COVID-19 patients are still covered by existing health care schemes, such as social security, the gold card scheme, universal healthcare scheme or civil servants medical benefits.

 

He also said that the National Health Security Office (NHSO) will adjust the cost of an RT-PCR test to 900 baht for a two-gene test and 1,100 baht for the three-gene test, but no charge for swab tests.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-health-ministry-to-remove-covid-19-from-emergency-coverage-list-on-march-1/

 

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[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

COVID-19 patients will no longer be covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme from March 1st and will have to pay their own medical bills if they are admitted to private hospitals, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

With infections surging according to their own figures... the government loves you all really.

If the public don't choose correctly at the next election ill eat my hat and move to another country.

[Enzian]

Just in time--not!

[jchfriis]

From the original article:

"Costs for antigen tests will be adjusted to 350 baht and 250 baht, depending on the type of test kit, which must be for professional use. The daily expenses for admission to “hospitels” will be 1,000 baht, the same as that charges for home isolation."

 

Does this mean that you are charged 1,000 a day for isolation in you own home?