Hospital Visit Thailand, My Health Insurance Cost, Expat Health Check UP

[@darwinjina]

US CDC recommends Dengue Vaccine for 9 thru 16-year-old if they had previously infected and living areas where dengue is common. It is not licensed for people over 16. So, basically, our best way to minimize it is stay away from mosquitoes. Or is this vaccine approved in Thailand?

[@edandtomo]

A local clinic is advertising a flu shot that includes wording saying it will help fight against catching it… 🌟 Exciting News🌟 🦠 1. High Dose Flu Vaccine for 65+! 🦠💉 Enhance protection against the flu virus for our beloved seniors. ✨ Benefits of the High Dose Flu Vaccine ✔️ Specifically designed for seniors ✔️ Stronger shield against flu strains ✔️ Extra defense during peak flu season Price: 3000 THB per dose 📍 🦟 2. Safeguard Against Dengue! Dengue Vaccine Highlights: ✔️ Reduces the risk of severe dengue fever ✔️ Proven safe and effective ✔️ Ideal for frequent travelers and local residents alike.

[@onthenose8082]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing. Hope your back to normal now.

[@edandtomo]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@leestephenfitzpatrick6373]

First up, glad you're on the mend Ed, secondly, great info in the video, a must know for all expats, or like us looking at moving over to LOS. We have started having a full medical once a year at Siph Hospital in BKK, £280 or 12600 Baht, we didn't get the eye test or the stress test, but did get everything else you have spoken about. We also got a food voucher & a consultation with a doctor, they gave us a printout of all the results & a CD rom for us to take back to the GP here in the UK. To say I was impressed would be an understatement, all done & dusted in four hours.

[@edandtomo]

It can be a mixed bag, read the reviews but like you the experiences I’ve had thus far here in Thailand have been “no complaints”. Thanks for rather time out to write/share.

[@golfinginthailand]

Both my children were born in Bangkok Pattaya Hospital back in the early 2000's. The price was outstandingly good. That price no longer exists as price there have exploded. The care is still some of the best you can get and they do shorten the time you expect to spend in a hospital. They provided the best care I've had at a hosptial.

[@edandtomo]

Yeah, I think the days of super cheap are over. Thank you for commenting and let’s hope that neither of us has to visit a hospital any time soon!

[@colleengilmartin7402]

Scary, but what great care, again! Thank Budda! ❤ Sorry you guys had to go thru these illnesses. Stay well 🙏

[@edandtomo]

Life is never boring! Feeling much better these days. Thanks for the kind words 💕

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 Ed & Tomo

[@edandtomo]

Good to see you! Thanks for stopping by.

[@jampasurprenant1794]

I want to thank you for sharing your experience of what happens with you both in Thailand and I'm glad that you both are okay now. I think I might have the same insurance as you. For me I'm over 70 years old and I am ever going to go back to Thailand I parperply ending up die here in the northern New England of the United States.

[@edandtomo]

Yeah, things here are different and it’s important to take care of oneself. All the best to you and enjoy the NE summer!! I grew up in MA.

[@mark_______]

Nice work Ed....hope you're now up to 99.9% 🙏

[@edandtomo]

I hope so too! Thanks for the support!!

[@Chosil]

I had quotes for age bracket 61-65 4500-7500 euros. Not yet included are accident, outpatient nor pre existing conditions. Area Asia. Direct billing more expensive. I expect to budget 6000 for me and 6000 for my wife and expect to go for a deductibles of about 5000, which I deem already very high. We’re just in the planning phase, still in Switzerland. Costs here are slightly higher but deductibles are only 300 Euros plus a 10% participation at costs above this. And of course here we can’t get canceled. I like your statements at the end because you clearly say amounts and the risk of not being renewed. All insurers in Thailand can kick us out any time and that’s a real issue and therefore one has to opt for a great broker and a top tier insurer as you did.

[@edandtomo]

For us it was right at the top of the list before almost anything else. For those under 40 I suspect it's much lower down but as we age it creeps up, like nightly trips to the toilet! Thanks for taking the time to write all that you did and I hope others benefit from your words. All the best and stay healthy! Ed

[@Chosil]

@@edandtomo 🤣 Thank you dear Ed. Facts of life. All the best, Pete

[@judittoth4527]

Sorry to hear about all your health troubles so far, it must have been really scary, but I'm glad you're OK now 🤗 take care guys, hopefully the worst is behind you now and your body is getting used to the new environment ❤

[@edandtomo]

Thank you, Judit. We really do love it here so, we are optimistic that our bodies will fully adjust and that we can put all these periodic illnesses behind us! Much appreciate your kind words and hope you are doing well.

[@judittoth4527]

@@edandtomo ❤️❤️❤️

[@chev6901]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. That was very helpful. One question: is the dedictible of Geo Blue for each incident or for each year? Some youtuber said insurance deductible in Thailand is for each incident vs each year in North America. And the only exception is Pacific Cross. Wondering what your experiences were on this? Thank you.

[@edandtomo]

Our deductible is on a yearly basis. Thanks for viewing!

[@MichaelRichard-o9r]

Spent 10k for 5 days in the ICU for pneumonia 17 years ago Paid cash as soon as they gave me a bill. Over 40 years, spent 30k in hospitals or less than 1000 per year. I paid 10k insurance paid 20k. I can easily self insure now. My care in Bumrungrad was excellent and about $2000 a day. I was in the ICU taking IV zntibiotics and on a broncho dialator everyday Spent another 150 bringing in my own food everyday from nearby restaurants. Now 70, I expect my expenditures to double or triple. I can get insurance to pay at least 70% and qualify for national health insurance in Japan which is based on local income. 80% if my income is from outside Japan so the cost is not so high. I always have 100k for emergencies and can get 1 million quickly if needed. This takes years of preparation and planning Hospitslized 4 times and 5000 worth of dental work. Less than $10 per month. I keep 100k in reserve and only spend about 60 a month.

[@edandtomo]

Thanks for typing so much information. I really hope that others will read and take in your experience for their reference. Again can take a toll on ones finances that's for sure and like you said from 70 onwards things go up! All the best, Michael!

[@cyprusdiaries]

Hope you are now feeling great again 👍🏻

[@edandtomo]

Feeling good! Thanks for the support and hope you are ok over there with all the fires! Stay safe!!

[@mikewoodley8767]

I would take a break on the Vaxx and let your body acclimatize to Tland

[@edandtomo]

Thanks, Mike. Feeling healthy and staying away from the hospital (for a while I hope)!

[@PATThaiA]

Nice Video,Thanks

[@edandtomo]

Thank you! Much appreciated.

[@marktexaspatriot2527]

Great video! At 17:36 there is a giant cat? What in the world is that? 😳

[@edandtomo]

Hahah neighbor’s pet lion!

[@carole2835]

I live in the UK (we are planning to retire to Thailand in 2025) and even though we have cold winters that brings other viruses that like the cold. The percentage of the elderly population dying especially due to pneumonia always rises in winter. Which allergies did the Infectious Disease Doctor say were to blame and did you claim on your health insurance to see her Ed? Also does Koh Samui have a few private hospitals to choose from and what made you favour the Bangkok? 😊

[@edandtomo]

Doctor didn’t say. The spray is effective against a broad swath of allergens. It’s a longer story but weeks later our dogs got ticks and we went crazy cleaning the house and eventually discovered a LOT of mold under the bed frame and under the false bottom of the clothes closet!!!! It was pretty nasty! After cleaning my symptoms (and some time) my symptoms have reduced to almost nothing. Onto new adventures ;)

[@darwinjina]

I may had missed it but what did you have? I heard Flu but only heard that they prescribed stuff (which I guess was stronger than what the earlier doctors had prescribed) or did they have a different plan?

[@edandtomo]

Doc said he thought of may have been the flu or COVID. Thanks for checking.

[@darwinjina]

@@edandtomo Thanks

[@edandtomo]

UPDATE to UPDATE it appears to have been allergies after ALL THAT! Finally saw a Infectious Disease Doctor and she put my on nose spray! Finally kicked it!

[@tonyste12]

Thanks for the good info, Ed. It looks like this Hospital (like others in the US) even though it is very good as you have stated, is trying to get more money from foreigners, 'cash', because insurance companies have deals with Hospitals to pay much less than individual 'costumers' for the same tests. work done. Prices are excellent, but still not accepting insurance that their website says they do, is a litle.....hmmmmm...whatever....just my opinion.

[@edandtomo]

Oh yes, they are maximizing profits 😂😂! Fingers crossed Geo Blue will get then to honor their contract (which I was told they are trying to do). Thanks for sharing your thoughts and stay healthy! Ed

[@tonyste12]

@@edandtomo good to hear that....Geo Blue sounds like a 'good company'.

[@edandtomo]

So far so good!

[@1st_imgt]

are u vaxxed?

[@edandtomo]

Come to find out it was a reaction to some serious mold in the house! We have since moved and symptoms have since gone!

[@saildale]

What the heck is that big cat doing walking in the background on the other side of the body of water at 17 minutes and Thirty-five seconds or so?. Weren't you told to stay away from really big cats as part of your medical checkup. Please tell me where you are and how. far from how this happens to be something that you're not concerned about.

[@edandtomo]

Not sure if you watched the entire video but I was inside of the house when the neighbors cat walked along the wall. No danger.

[@saildale]

You know that behind you is a wall with flowers or vines behind you. When I watched it, I saw a body of water behind you with vegetation on the far shore, so I saw a big cat in the distance, not a domestic cat on a nearby wall. Watch again and try to see a body of water not your wall

[@jay-f1u4r]

Great info. Thank you.

[@edandtomo]

You are very welcome!