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28 February 2014
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staying healthy in hua hin - can you
afford it?
HUA HIN, THAILAND
AWOL was contacted last week by a reader who was very disgruntled over
the cost of the medicines he had been prescribed by one of the local private
hospitals, and the reason for his unhappiness was that the drugs were up
to ten times the price that they could be obtained for in a local pharmacy.
This is not news to anyone who has been in Thailand for a long time, but
there are still many people who are not aware that this is the case, and
many who have no or insufficient insurance to foot the bill incurred.
Insurance is something many expats eschew, particularly medical
insurance, but there have been many cases in Hua Hin over the years where
a medical bill has all but bankrupted people with many being forced to
go back to their home country for further treatment or to try and pay off
the debt. Given the average age of many foreigners that either live here
permanently or for extended periods every year, the chances are that a
high number are going to require hospitalisation at least once, and more
likely several times as they get older, not just from getting ill but also from
accidents.
Several places in the area offer a variety of packages from different
insurers that would be worth any expat looking into, and at least two of
our current advertisers, Siam Consulting and the Observer, are licensed
insurance brokers. Don’t wait until it is too late to buy insurance, and
check your bill carefully before you pay it at the hospital - both could save
you money in the long run, and allow your stay here to be longer and with
greater peace of mind.
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