Government hospitals to get more funding
The Social Security Office (SSO) will increase the contribution it pays to its affiliated hospitals by 16% in order to improve the quality of care provided at the facilities, said permanent labour secretary and SSO chairman Suthi Sukosol on Wednesday.
Mr Suthi said the decision to increase the rate was approved at a board meeting held on Tuesday.
“The hike is necessary because we are seeing more senior citizens enrolling in our welfare scheme. This, coupled with inflation, has increased our overall costs, so we have to adjust the costs of treatments accordingly,” he said.
Penchan Charoensuthipan
