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. 2019 Dec 16;17:99. doi: 10.1186/s12961-019-0493-3

Table 1.

NHI contribution system

Health facilities OPD contribution IPD contribution Both OPD and IPDa
Village health centre 5000 LAK (US$0.60) N/A N/A
District hospital 10,000 LAK (US$1.20) 30,000 LAK (US$3.60) 30,000 LAK (10,000 + 20,000) LAKb (US$3.60)
Referral/provincial hospital 15,000 LAK ($US1.80) 30,000 LAK (US$3.60) 30,000 LAK (15,000 + 15,000) LAKc (US$3.60)

IPD inpatient department, OPD outpatient department

aTransfer from OPD to IPD

bAt district hospital, patients already paid 10,000 LAK ($1.20) for OPD, if they are transferred to IPD they need to pay an additional 20,000 LAK ($2.40), which amounts to a total of 30,000 LAK ($3.60)

cAt referral/provincial hospital, patients already paid 15,000 LAK ($1.80) for OPD, if they are transferred to IPD they need to pay an additional 15,000 LAK ($1.80), which amounts to a total of 30,000 LAK ($3.60)