That's Thailand off the list for retirement

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:28 pm Imagine our beloved state healthcare systems trying that on with foreigners? The cries of racism would be deafening.

New policy to be considered; we should treat all foreign nationals precisely how their countries treat our citizens. (except Visa's, or we'll be overrun by foreigners!)

They already do. Non EU citizens coming to work in the uk have to pay £600 up front when they get their visa. You pay more in almost every western country if you are not in the local health insurance scheme. For example you need your health card to get subsisized medicines in most EU countries which gets you anything up to 75% off the sticker price. Bizzarely my meds in the EU with an EHIC card cost me less than the prescriptioncharges in the UK
Even at 100% premium treatment in Thailand is cheap. I paid thb1200 for sking treatment at St louisin bangkok, Bumrungrad quoted THB 15000 for the same treatment, which was still half what it would hve cost to go private in the UK

Who keep the difference in price? The hospital or the government?

This is a 9-month-old story.

Nevertheless, a medical fee is a medical fee in a for-profit hospital and is not elastic, except in Thailand, where the colour of your skin determines your bill. This must be why they're allowing medical tourists into the country first.

ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:40 pm This is a 9-month-old story.

Nevertheless, a medical fee is a medical fee in a for-profit hospital and is not elastic, except in Thailand, where the colour of your skin determines your bill. This must be why they're allowing medical tourists into the country first.

Exactly, and I would hazard a guess that a significant number of those allowed in under the medical tourism exemption will be from the Middle East, which is a bit of a bummer considering those countries seem to be the biggest concentration of Covid infection amongst returning overseas Thais. I met a friend for lunch today who had been for his regular check up at Bangkok Pattaya and he said the place was empty.

pczz wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:01 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:28 pm Imagine our beloved state healthcare systems trying that on with foreigners? The cries of racism would be deafening.

New policy to be considered; we should treat all foreign nationals precisely how their countries treat our citizens. (except Visa's, or we'll be overrun by foreigners!)

They already do. Non EU citizens coming to work in the uk have to pay £600 up front when they get their visa.

That’s a little misleading PC. And not, I’m sure, the crux of Doc’s point.

Yes, the legal visa-holders who abide by the process, pay the £600.

Let’s now discuss the legions of health tourists, illegals, asylum-seekers et al. I think these are who Doc was referring to.

His comment was to “treat all foreign nationals”, not those that come on a visa and pay their £600.

In much the same way that as a barang tourist in PP, I’d be expected to pay my own way.