id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-034270-0fcac9aw Srisai, Patinya Perspectives of Migrants and Employers on the National Insurance Policy (Health Insurance Card Scheme) for Migrants: A Case Study in Ranong, Thailand 2020-10-20 .txt text/plain 7255 410 56 title: Perspectives of Migrants and Employers on the National Insurance Policy (Health Insurance Card Scheme) for Migrants: A Case Study in Ranong, Thailand BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES: Thailand has implemented a nationwide insurance policy for migrants, namely the Health Insurance Card Scheme (HICS), for a long time. 15 Migrants who enter the country lawfully and work in the formal sector (like firms, factories or enterprises) need not buy the HICS as they are covered by the Social Security Scheme (SSS), which is the same social insurance for Thai formal workers. Overall, this study provides perspectives from and adaptive behaviour of Myanmar beneficiaries towards the HICS, the main insurance policy for cross-border migrants in Thailand. The migrants' and employers' perspectives on and responses to the Health Insurance Card Scheme (HICS) in this study reflect the challenges faced in policy implementation. ./cache/cord-034270-0fcac9aw.txt ./txt/cord-034270-0fcac9aw.txt