UCEP all news related to

Patients with moderate or severe Covid symptoms can get free treatment under UCEP Plus

March 16, 2022

Covid-19 patients who develop moderate or severe symptoms can receive free treatment under the UCEP Plus scheme from Wednesday, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit announced on Tuesday.

New UCEP scheme for Covid-19 patients gets cabinet nod

March 10, 2022

A cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved the Public Health Ministry’s new Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme for Covid-19 patients, called “UCEP Covid Plus”, which will go into effect from March 16, Department of Health Service Support director-general Dr Thares Krainairawiwong said on Thursday.

Review Covid emergency treatment criteria, Cabinet tells Anutin

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The Cabinet on Tuesday asked the Public Health Ministry to review its pending removal of Covid-19 from the list of conditions eligible for free emergency treatment.

Private hospitals warned not to charge Covid patients for now

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022

The Health Service Support Department on Friday warned private hospitals against charging Covid-19 patients for medical expenses, saying the disease has not yet been removed from the emergency list.

Govt urged to control private hospital fees

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Private operators must shift focus from profits to patients, say consumer groups

Activists lament poor consumer protection for medical services

SUNDAY, APRIL 08, 2018

CONSUMER protection for healthcare service remains very poor, according to health activists as they point to the lack of price controls for medical services and the continuing illegal denial by many private hospitals of Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP).