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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Covid costs still covered Govt delays plan to alter UCEP scheme The government has decided to delay a plan to remove Covid-19 treatments from the list of conditions covered by the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (UCEP) scheme, as the number of new infections continues to rise. Speaking after Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he asked the cabinet to postpone the plan indefinitely. Coverage for Covid-19 patients under the scheme will remain unchanged, Mr Anutin said. “The government and Public Health Ministry want to reassure …