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**timmybrown** · 05-08-2009, 06:40 PM

Plus that, they can already go to the doctor or hospital for a fee of 30 baht, that has been in effect for the last few years and is the same doctors, hospitals and the same treatment whether you have ins. or not.

I think the 30 baht sceheme is great for the poor or even middle income. At least no more "father/mother me cancer need 100,000 baht" sob stories. I have close friends whose mothers had to do operations (one to remove appentics and another had early stage of cervix cancer or something) and they only had to pay 30 baht for the whole thing!

Oh, but from my understanding, the scheme is only for government hospital and the hospital condition can be very bad with like 20 patients in a room. I went to the ward once to pay a visit to my friend's mother and it was kinda depressing seeing the dirty ward and many patients with all sorts of deseases.

I also heard the medicine they give is of inferior quality as compared to private hospitals where you pay alot more. Nurses are prettier and services are better over at private hospitals too.

05-08-2009, 06:40 PM	#6
timmybrown Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 535 Senior Member	Plus that, they can already go to the doctor or hospital for a fee of 30 baht, that has been in effect for the last few years and is the same doctors, hospitals and the same treatment whether you have ins. or not. I think the 30 baht sceheme is great for the poor or even middle income. At least no more "father/mother me cancer need 100,000 baht" sob stories. I have close friends whose mothers had to do operations (one to remove appentics and another had early stage of cervix cancer or something) and they only had to pay 30 baht for the whole thing! Oh, but from my understanding, the scheme is only for government hospital and the hospital condition can be very bad with like 20 patients in a room. I went to the ward once to pay a visit to my friend's mother and it was kinda depressing seeing the dirty ward and many patients with all sorts of deseases. I also heard the medicine they give is of inferior quality as compared to private hospitals where you pay alot more. Nurses are prettier and services are better over at private hospitals too.
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