Think of the efficiencies in hospital supply chains, the delivery of prescription drugs, the processing of billing and insurance claims, reductions in fraud, and the application of best practices for cost controls.

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In Thailand, only hospitals are allowed to research and produce new herbal medicines, and while Western drugs can be approved in months, traditional remedies that make use of any modern processing or ingredients may take a decade or more to be cleared.

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