Thread: Pheu Thai's election policies - Do and don't for Yingluck

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More Clarity, Please

UPDATE : 23 January 2012

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must clarify her attendance as the chairperson of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) board meeting on January 9, ensuring that she meant for universal health coverage service to be accessible to all Thais with improved standards. She must also spell out what policy and approach she gave to the three agencies which oversee health services for different groups of beneficiaries at another meeting on January 20.

Yet, the Prime Minister has not provided any clarification as to how her Pheu-Thai led government will go ahead with the universal health coverage program. The meeting of the three agencies seemed to be just a platform for their representatives to present their fledging ideas.

The NHSO proposed that the same reimbursement system and rates be used and the same benefits offered in all health coverage programs.

The Social Security Office (SSO) suggested that all Thai nationals should be insured under the social security program. Those who pay extra contributions will be entitled to additional welfare, while others who do not will only get reimbursed for medical expenses.

Meanwhile, the Comptroller-General’s Department, which oversees health care benefits for public officials, disagreed with the idea of standardizing all health coverage programs for fear of opposition from public officials. The agency, however, did agree with the control of government spending on welfare for civil servants.

To conclude, the person who should pay the most attention to the healthcare system as the prime minister has not done enough to push for progress in reducing the gap among the existing health coverage programs.

This leads to a question about our leader’s sincerity in solving the problem since the Pheu Thai Party broached, during its election campaign, the idea of reinstating the 30-baht healthcare scheme that was first initiated by the Thaksin government. The program was deemed as putting too much financial burden on providers of medical services.

Then, criticism might closely follow on the background of certain NHSO board members that they might attempt to cancel the universal health coverage program or seek personal gains from the scheme. In addition, they were appointed during the present administration.

On the contrary, no questions will be asked nor suspicion raised if the Prime Minister can prove that she is putting a premium on the people’s well-being before everything else and is working to make progress happen. That will help protect her against criticism and those ill-willed people who wants to discredit her.

Editorial, Post Today, Page 2 of Analysis Section, January 23rd, 2012

Translated and rewritten by Wacharapol Isaranont

Just saw a series of Photo's of Yingluck at the Davos Economic forumn.

What a babe!

A lot of the bigwigs were hovering around like bees at a honeycomb.

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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must clarify her attendance as the chairperson of the National Health Security Office (NHSO)

No, she doesn't.

Its so obvious from Yingluks performance these last 6 months that its she whose fairly and squarely in charge, at the helm, making the decisions and running the gig.

All this PAD yellow nutter propoganda that khun taksin is doing so is clearly just that.

In fact, seeing the excellent job Prime Minister Yingluk is doing superceeding the illegal junta amart dictators instrument, its so obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that it was her really in charge when Khun taksin was PM.

You can't argue with that

Originally Posted by LooseBowels

Its so obvious from Yingluks performance these last 6 months that its she whose fairly and squarely in charge, at the helm, making the decisions and running the gig.

All this PAD yellow nutter propoganda that khun taksin is doing so is clearly just that.

In fact, seeing the excellent job Prime Minister Yingluk is doing superceeding the illegal junta amart dictators instrument, its so obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that it was her really in charge when Khun taksin was PM.

You can't argue with that

I wouldn't dream of arguing with LB.

This Ms. Y. assertiveness was never more in evidence than with the recent Cabinet reshuffle.

Having been in a supervisory capacity, I cannot imagine employees questioning my judgment, and seeking 2nd. opinions from others. They would have had their chain yanked in a hurry.

Ms. Y. was saddled with those who felt they owed more allegiance to "somebody' else rather than Ms. Y, and even those who felt Thaksin was another authority who should be consulted before acting on Ms. Y. initiatives.

Those people are all on the outside, looking in, and their replacements know the groundrules most clearly now.

I understand Ms. Y. has made no bones about doing a similar reshuffle in six months if required.

She has their undivided attention now.

An exerpt from a recent Blog by R. Amsterdam, dealing with the Nalanee appointment:

In 2010, the government of Abhisit Vejjajiva murdered more people than even the dictatorship of Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

In light of the smear campaign being eagerly pursued by the Thai media (at the behest of their masters in the Democrat Party and Army, naturally) against Trade Commissioner Nalinee Taveesin, it seems appropriate to remind everyone of some of the basic facts. Lost in the euphoria of their own spin cycle, the Bangkok Post and The Nation have done their best to make a story out of Nalinee’s alleged connection to Zimbabwe, while failing to see any irony in the accused war criminal Mark Abhisit feigning indignation over the human rights credentials of Yingluck Shinawatra’s cabinet.

Even if we forgot the fact that Nalinee was appointed way back in August, or that the alleged blacklist in the US goes all the way back to 2008, the ridiculous attempt to make an issue out of this non-story is a measurement of the party’s ideological bankruptcy.

In the end, it doesn’t really matter: the appointment of the trade commissioner is in no way illegal, nor Nalinee has not broken any Thai law or failed to fulfill any requirement under the Constitution to perform her job, full stop.

One would think that any party that openly calls for a coup to subvert the democratic process in Thailand and restore a military dictatorship would actually have more in common, not less, with the old man in Harare

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loca...patient-scheme

Doctors rebel against B30 patient scheme

Govt plan 'would drive poor into bankruptcy'

• Published: 6/02/2012 at 12:00 AM
• Newspaper section: News

The Rural Doctors Society has called on state community hospitals to defy new government policy to collect 30 baht from patients who seek treatment under the universal healthcare scheme.

Kriangsak Vatcharanukulkiat, chairman of the Rural Doctors Society, said he would send letters to community hospitals nationwide asking them to consider not collecting 30 baht from patients at each visit. He said such a plan would only drive the poor and vulnerable _ who are a majority of the population _ into bankruptcy.

Dr Kriangsak, who is also director of Chumphae General Hospital in Khon Kaen, made his remarks while speaking at a seminar held by the Thai Journalists Association and the Isara Amantakul Foundation.

The planned relaunch of the 30-baht scheme, first initiated by the Thaksin Shinawatra administration, would not reduce the number of out- and inpatient visits to state hospitals as claimed by some doctors who oppose the current benefits package which gives people access to free treatment, he said.

He also urged the government to keep the board of the National Health Security Office (NHSO) free from political interference so Thais can enjoy maximum benefit from the universal health care scheme.

Power games between representatives from professional and civil sectors at the agency since the Yingluck Shinawatra government came into office had delayed progress of the universal healthcare scheme, which covers 48.3 million Thais, Mr Kriangsak said.

"The NHSO is not something for business groups or policymakers to mess with or take advantage of," he said.

"If this government allows commercial-oriented doctors to take advantage of the nation's healthcare budget, I can say the future of the universal health care scheme will definitely be hollow."

The outspoken doctor, who regularly exposes conflicts of interest at the Public Health Ministry, said the proportion of board and sub-panel members from the professional and civil sectors as well as state authorities was out of balance and heavily influenced by policymakers and people whose good governance and professional ethics have been questioned.

Former public health minister Jurin Laksanavisit of the Democrat Party said the previous Democrat-led government never had such problems with the NHSO board. They worked together smoothly and progressed on improving health benefits.

Patients only had to bring their ID cards to health facilities to receive treatment, unlike in the past when gold cards were issued and had to be presented at every hospital visit.

Mr Jurin also criticised the government's planned re-launch of the 30-baht health scheme as outdated and a step backward.

The project will not address the 10 billion budget shortfall among state hospitals since the government would be able to collect only about 1 million baht from the 30-baht plan. On the other hand, it would only put a greater financial burden on the poor and the vulnerable.

He also disagreed with claims that the free-of-charge universal health coverage increased the number of patient visits to hospitals. The number jumped from 50 million to 100 million visits only during the first year of the scheme. However, the number of visits has held steady at 115-120 million visits per year ever since.

Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri, however, insisted the government would move ahead with the 30-baht health scheme.

The funds collected would be used to pay for improving community health services. However, he declined to address the issue of political interference at the NHSO board, saying it was an internal problem that he would rather discuss privately with concerned parties.

Kittiratt admits policy delays | Bangkok Post: news

Kittiratt admits policy delays

• Published: 9/02/2012 at 12:00 AM
• Newspaper section: News

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has admitted there were delays in implementing some government policies due to the flood crisis that hit the country for several months last year.

"I admit that some [government] policies were delayed from the previous schedule because of the flood impact," he said yesterday.

Mr Kittiratt and other ministers yesterday attended a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to monitor and assess the progress of 16 government policies.

Mr Kittiratt said policies that still faced delays were the improvement of public infrastructure and the construction of a high-speed train network.

However, he said the government has succeeded in implementing several of its policies since it began administering the country.

These policy successes, he said, included an increase in the minimum daily wage to 300 baht, raising the salary for all new university graduates to 15,000 baht, its rice mortgage policy, and distribution of credit cards to farmers.

Meanwhile, the Bangkok University unveiled poll results finding the Yingluck government's performance improved sharply from the last survey although it again failed to receive a passing grade during the past six months.

As the government's tenure reached six months yesterday, the university conducted a poll to gauge public satisfaction with its performance. The survey was conducted among 1,151 respondents aged 18 and above from different parts of the country from Jan 31 to Feb 6.

On a scale from 0 to 10 points, the government scored 4.94 points for its overall performance, compared to only 0.16 points when its tenure reached three months in last November.

On the performance of the prime minister, Ms Yingluck received a passing score of 5.29 points against 0.31 points previously. Her highest score of 6.06 points was for her hard work in trying to solve problems, while her lowest score of 4.64 points was for decisiveness.

Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

Meanwhile, the Bangkok University unveiled poll results finding the Yingluck government's performance improved sharply from the last survey although it again failed to receive a passing grade during the past six months.

Ho Hum ....................


Poll: Govt passes 6-month test
12/02/2012

The government under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra passed the test after six months in office, Suan Dusit Poll reveals on Sunday.

The poll was conducted on 5,373 people throughout the country between Feb 1-10.

Prime Minister Yingluck was scored 6.58 out of 10 for her attention to work and 5.59 for her overall performance.

The entire cabinet was scored 5.86 for its attention to work, 5.82 for their performance, 5.51 for giving independence to permanent officials, and 5.16 for honesty.

The most outstanding work of the government during the first six months in office was drug suppression, the majority or 53.6 per cent of the people polled said.

bangkokpost.com

Originally Posted by LooseBowels

Its so obvious from Yingluks performance these last 6 months that its she whose fairly and squarely in charge, at the helm, making the decisions and running the gig.

All this PAD yellow nutter propoganda that khun taksin is doing so is clearly just that.

In fact, seeing the excellent job Prime Minister Yingluk is doing superceeding the illegal junta amart dictators instrument, its so obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that it was her really in charge when Khun taksin was PM.

You can't argue with that

Bloody hell. you are getting weirder and weirder.

Get your enema as soon as you can.

^

Originally Posted by LooseBowels

its so obvious to anyone with half a brain cell

Funny that nob, I had you in mind when I included that caveat.

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Originally Posted by LooseBowels

its so obvious to anyone with half a brain cell

Funny that nob, I had you in mind when I included that caveat.[/QUOTE

Good to see that you finally realise that having half a brain outweighs your drivel.

^ But there are exceptions to every rule , nob, and you ably demonstrate , time after time, day in day out, hour after hour, that you sure are the forum deserving untouchable exception

But quite a different sort of exception that democratically elected prime Minister Yingluk is proving herself to be.

You cant argue with that