The Cabinet Approves 2025 National Health Security Fund Budget of 235 Billion Baht, Drives Focus on Health Promotion and Budget Efficiency

The Cabinet approved the National Health Security Fund budget for 2025 totaling 235 billion baht, revealing an increase from 2024 to 3,844.55 baht/person, as well as highlighting that the Ministry of Public Health is accelerating action on health promotion to reduce the budget burden in the long term. term.

April 9, 2024 Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health As the Chairman of the National Health Security Board (NHSO Board), revealed that The cabinet meeting (Cabinet), chaired by Prime Minister Settha Thavisin, resolved to approve the budget of the National Health Security Fund. For fiscal year 2025, the amount is 235,842,800,900 baht, as well as urgently urge the Ministry of Public Health to take action and give importance to health promotion and disease prevention (PP) for the general public.

At the same time, we call on the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and local government organizations (Local Administrative Organizations) to urgently give importance to the operation and management of the health insurance system at the local level in order to reduce the burden budget Provide long-term patient services Including protection against financial risks of the health insurance system.

Dr. Chonnan said: The Cabinet also noted that the amount of service utilization and the rate of expenditure for the provision of services to patients from the National Health Security Fund are likely to continue to increase. Especially the per capita lump sum payment. While the cost of the service promotes health and prevents disease for every Thai, every right to treatment is guaranteed. It represents only 10.76% of the total budget, so as not to burden the national budget too much. Therefore, it is considered appropriate for the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) to accelerate action and urgently give importance to health promotion and disease prevention for the general public and monitor and evaluate according to indicators that reflect the results of donations. To derive value from efficient budget spending.

Furthermore, the cabinet meeting also saw the NHSO and local administrative organizations You should urgently consider giving importance to the operation and management of the health insurance system at the local level. And if the 2024 budget has more residual budget than expenses, it was deemed appropriate to include these resources in the 2025 budget as a priority.

Dr Jadej Thamthatcharee, Secretary General of the National Health Security Office (NHSO), said: The budget of 235,842,800,900 baht approved by the Council of Ministers will be composed of:

1. Per capita medical services flat rate of 3,844.55 baht/person for 47.15 million people entitled to national health insurance, total amount of 181,297,444,400 baht, an increase of 9.53% compared to fiscal year 2024.

2. Service fees for HIV and AIDS patients 4,209,445,500 baht, an increase of 4.79%

3. Service fees for patients with chronic kidney disease 13,506,166,200 baht, an increase of 5.46%

4. Control service cost Prevent and treat chronic diseases (Patients with diabetes and high blood pressure Chronic psychiatric patients in the community and asthma patients) 1,298,924,300 baht, an increase of 8.46%

5. Additional Public Health Service Fees for Service Units in Remote Areas Risk Area and Southern Border Provinces 1,490,288,000 baht

6. Additional public health service fees for primary care services 2,180,228,000 baht, an increase of 5.69%

7. Public health service fees with local administrative organizations include the PRD Fund of 2,522,207,000 baht, a decrease of 1.11%, the Long-Term Care Fund of 2,900,246,000 baht, an increase of 5.06%, and the Provincial Rehabilitation Fund of 530,968,000 baht, an increase of 0.05%.

8. Initial financial assistance for recipients and service providers who have been affected by services 522,923,000 baht, a decrease of 18.65%.

9. Fees for health promotion and disease prevention services For the health promotion and disease prevention of individuals and families For all eligible Thais, 66.37 million people, the credit limit is 25,383 ,960,500 baht, an increase of 5.57%.

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