longball53098

I have lived in Thailand for the past 15plus years. Came in 2005 went out once in 2006 and since I have not left the country. I am a retired 22 years USAF person. I do not have any VA qualified issues so I cannot use FMP. I have been using Tricare Overseas Program all these years. Since 2016 wehn I had neck and tongue cancer Tricare has saved me from going broke as it is my only insurance to cover me. Tricare requires that a retired military person belongs to Medicare and pays the costs of Medicare to be able to use Tricare Overseas. A person like me can go to any hospital or doctor and get treatment here but the invoice must be paid up front and then the member must file a claim for reimbursement at a rate of 75% for covered treatments and 25% copay. When the max out of pocket is reached before the end of a calendar year Tricare will pay back 100% of an invoice. Back 15 years ago several hospitals would agree to accept a person as an IPD patient and that hospital would accept 25 % paid up front and they would agree to file a claim direct to Tricare for the 75%. To date I am not sure how many hospitals will agree to this payment process any longer as there were to many people trying to game the system and the hospitals got burned so they stopped doing the 25/75 deal for IPD patients. As far as I know BPH is the only one that contiues to allow this payment deal. I have used that at least 4 times now. BNH did have the plan but since Covid they stopped as it was too much work for them to file the claims to Tricare and wait 3 or 4 months for the money. Bangkok Med Center had the plan a long time ago and got burned very bad and now they hear the word Tricare and will not even talk about using IPD scheme. Anyone with Tricare Overseas or other Tricare cover can use a hospital or doctor here in Thailand and file a claim for OPD services and get reimbursed the 75% of the invoice with the proper paperwork sent to Tricare. So far this I have filed at least 20 claims and been paid for all at the 75% return. I have reached my max cap so now all claims till Dec 31 are paid at 100 %. Hope his helps some and I did not confuse too many folks. But as said before any VFW post service officer can help you they do not require a person be a Post member to get help

Yes, Dr Santa is at BPH only Sundays and I think at Jomtein on Thursday but not sure on that. I believe he comes from Bangkok on those days

The Eye center at BPH is not in the optical dispensing business. They do have a good eye doc on staff that can check your vision and give out a prescription. He just happens to operate a full service shop in Naklua near Banglamung hospital. He tested my vision at BPH and I went to his shop to order glasses and frames. I was happy with that. Dr Santa takes care of my eyes and is treating me for glaucoma. They have a couple other specialists for other eye disorders. But generally dispensing glasses is not their business.

You could go to the new Jomtein Hospital down on south Suk where it is run by BHP with the same eye docs but a bit cheaper I am led to believe. The eye center in BHP has the same doc at both places. Dr Santa a glaucoma specialist. Great doc wish excellent English and a good honest man I think. BHP eye center is not the same department as the Supersight cataracts department. I am more than pleased with the BHP Eye center. And yes Rutnin is among the best but long way to go for a eye check up

I got it going now. Only 2 seeders. Will be about hour and a half or so if they stay connected. On a side note newest season of Shetland will start on 11 August. Doug Henshall is good in that series.

Thanks. I already looked there but a second look with 2009 added gave me a result. Only 1 seed so if it works will take a while. After 5 minutes no kb downloaded

??? What? is Long John Silver's place

I installed a Fujika branded multipoint heater under the kitchen sink back in 2010 when we built the house. 6000 watt model at the time and it still works well. Electric connection hardwired direct to a breaker in my CU. The heater gives us tons of instant hot water at the sink in kitchen. Of course it is plumbed with a mixer tap for adding cool water. The newer models now have electronic controls to adjust the hot water temp and keep it at or below the set temp. When this one should fail I would put that style in place. My Thai wife loves the hot water to do her dishes and other things.

I like Doug Henshall. Found the series but no seeders anywhere. If you have a link to the site you used send me a PM with the link please.