The MWS group was merged into the 30 Baht program and, as a result, the funding to hospitals to provide for their care increased fourfold to 1,200 Baht.1 Second, the previously uninsured, whose incomes were too high to qualify for the MWS program, (~ 50 percent of the population) saw a reduction in their cost of care to 30 Baht. Instead of receiving out of pocket payments, the hospital received a fixed capitation of 1,200 Baht to cover the cost of their care. In short, the policy made access to healthcare in public facilities independent of ones’ financial situation and led to an equalization of healthcare access for rich and poor