universal health coverage in thailand: achievement and experiences learned doshmangir l1,2 (msc, phd), rashidian a3,4 (md, phd), bazyar m3* (msc, phd condidate) 1 department of health services management, iranian center of exellence in health management, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran 2 tabriz health services management research center, tabriz university of medical sciences...

Editorials 546 Universal health coverage has been set as a possible umbrella goal for health in the post-2015 development agenda. 1 Whether it is a means to an end or an end in itself and whether it is measure-able are subjects of heated debate. 2 In this issue of the Bulletin, Kutzin argues that universal health coverage not only leads to better health and to financial protection for household...