Dodger wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:45 pmAs far as I'm concerned, those reported deficits are almost laughable. Last year there were tens of billions of baht reported by a long list of hospitals as deficits attributed to foreigners not paying their hospital bills, which couldn't be farther from the truth. As far as I'm concerned, this is Thailand. Money always disappears and ends up getting classified as justifiable deficits in fudged accounting reports. Then what happens? Farang are required to pay more money to keep the wheel turning.fountainhall wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:12 pm
Last April, the Federation of Physicians and Nurses released a table showing 18 state hospitals were suffering deficits. For instance, Pranangklao Hospital had a deficit of 355 million baht, Saraburi Hospital was 322 million baht in the red, and Uttaradit Hospital had a deficit of 277 million baht.
Of course, government hospitals run deficits and supported by taxpayers after all they are supposed to be non-profit. Did LMTU, Monty leave an unpaid bill? I believe the numbers reported by the government on tourists/foreigner nonpayments. Raising prices for foreigners at government hospitals makes sense and even showing the ability to pay for elective surgery also makes sense.