webfact Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Samitivej Srinakarin hospital in Bangkok put the dampers on what Daily News called a hospital drama. An online post on the Mor Lab Panda site had claimed that a Covid patient had to pay 989,670 baht after a 17 day stay in ICU at the expensive hospital. The original bill topped one million but there was a 50,000 discount. Samitivej said that three insurance companies came through on 307,765 baht of the bill and the rest was paid for by the state as part of the Gold Card universal health care scheme in the sum of 681,905 baht. The patient didn't have to pay a single baht. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-05-08 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shuya Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 Most expensive covid treatment in Thailand ever: 1 Million Baht. Foreigner covid insurance requirement for COE: 3,5 Million Baht. Thank god it's not a scam... 4 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 Be interested to know if he actually needed to stay in an ICU or was put in there as they needed the money 14 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ronaldo0 Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 So was the person just sitting in an icu ward or were they receiving life saving treatment and on life support etc ? What is the gold card scheme ? Never heard of it . 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuzie57 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Gold card has been in place for a number of years. Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuzie57 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 40 minutes ago, ronaldo0 said: So was the person just sitting in an icu ward or were they receiving life saving treatment and on life support etc ? What is the gold card scheme ? Never heard of it . Just now, kuzie57 said: Gold card has been in place for a number of years. Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 A troll post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 50k discount.... made me think hospitals need to start "buy 1 get 1" scheme "Got Covid? Check in XYZ hospital and get free coverage for granny" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ronaldo0 said: What is the gold card scheme ? Never heard of it . Used to be called the 30 baht scheme - Free health cover for the masses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultName Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I don't see nationality mentioned, but I doubt if this was a Thai 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, DefaultName said: I don't see nationality mentioned, but I doubt if this was a Thai Has to have been Thai. Only Thais are covered under the Gold card scheme. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Colabamumbai Posted May 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2021 4 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Be interested to know if he actually needed to stay in an ICU or was put in there as they needed the money Knowing insurance and govt. Will pay the bill, the sky is the limit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unblocktheplanet Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 17 days? The governor of Samut Sakhon was in Sirirat for 82 days, 40-some on a ventilator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said: 17 days? The governor of Samut Sakhon was in Sirirat for 82 days, 40-some on a ventilator! Yeah, but when you see the live piano player in the Samitivej lobby, you kinda figure your bill's gonna hurt more than a normal hospital. And you have to be more specific about Siriraj. There's Siriraj for the VIPs and the Siriraj for the rest of them. Buildings are in the same general location, but worlds apart. Edited May 8, 2021 by impulse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaexpat Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Thai law requires ANY hospital to provide emergency care for anyone until they can be transferred to a more appropriate hospital and the Universal Healthcare System will pay. In this case it appears the person was in ICU, thus emergency care. Very rare situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 19 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Be interested to know if he actually needed to stay in an ICU or was put in there as they needed the money With a shortage of ICU beds, you can be sure it was needed. I know foreigners like you love to bash Thailand but believe me in times like this they need every ICU bed they can find. Nobody will have to stay there when its not needed. They can get their beds filled at any time currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poskat Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 how is the fact that a person's medical bills were covered by their insurance news? is not getting screwed over by the system so uncommon in thailand that it is actually news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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