Inequities in access to services are greatest in rural areas, where households in the highest income quintile have an in-patient admission rate of 42.4 per 1,000 populations, nearly 3 times the rate of 15.9 for households in the lowest income quintile. Similarly, Health Service Delivery Profile Lao PDR, 2012 8 households located further from services than those in urban areas have less access to health services; only one quarter of the poor live in villages with a medical practitioner compared to one half of the nonpoor who have closer access to doctors. The Government has committed to support reform to strengthen efforts to increase social protection coverage through progressive legislation, restructure and funding for health insurance, in order to reach out to more vulnerable and excluded groups, of which will contribute to reducing inequities.