Coverage Decisions and the Court: A Public Health Perspective on Glucosamine Reimbursement in Thailand

-Thailand achieves universal health coverage through the introduction of three benefit schemes: the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS), Social Security Scheme, and Universal Coverage Scheme. The primary benefit package of these schemes includes all medicines referenced in the National List of Essential Medicines. However, the CSMBS pays for nonessential drugs (NEDs) for particular conditions. The CSMBS's cost escalation prompted the...