The Cabinet has approved a THB3.75-billion fund for National Health Security Office (NHSO) health units to combat the Covid-19 emergency as part of the government’s THB1-trillion package to fight the pandemic.
It will cover the cost of Covid-19 services in hospitals without interrupting other essential health services under the Universal Health Coverage System. Part of the approved fund would answer the increasing need for Covid-19 screening tests after the highly contagious UK strain was discovered in Thailand.
The government fund obtained by the NHSO will cover RT-PCR, Antigen and Antibody tests and will also cover the cost of running negative pressure rooms (THB2,500/case/day,) field hospitals (THB1,500/case/day.)
NHSO will reimburse the fees directly to hospital operators, who can now claim costs for Covid-19 treatment every two weeks.
This is an extract from the new report originally published in The Nation Thailand. Read the entire report here.
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