Government faces opposition over healthcare scheme

FORMER PUBLIC health minister Dr Mongkol na Songkhla yesterday called on civil servants to oppose the government’s plan to transfer their medical-care scheme to privately run health-insurance providers, warning that their welfare would be affected and state-run hospitals could collapse financially.

“The best way to resist this plan is for civil servants to come forward and express their opposition,” Mongkol said at a press conference.

Full story: The Nation

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