Thailand's model of health financing and its ability to rapidly expand health insurance coverage to its entire population presents an interesting case study. Even though it is still a middle-income country with limited fiscal resources, the country managed to reach universal health insurance...

The Philippines initiated a national Medicare programme in 1972, which targeted only the employed sector. In 1995, there was a shift to the National Health Insurance Programme, as part of a major drive to achieve universal coverage. This paper discusses the impact of social health insurance...