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  1. I have been with Aetna (formerly Bupa) for over 10 years. Never put a claim in until this year. I had a hip surgery a year ago, two emergency claims, and surgery tomorrow, for a total of 1.3m bht. Aetna paid for 100% of all. There is always a bit of back and forth for surgeries, but so far they have come through. Premiums do go up with age, but I was informed last time I renewed that premiums were based solely on age, and as long as you get in before 65 and always renew, you would never get kicked out.
  2. That's not always an option. Of course you can fly somewhere for long term care, but you planning on flying somewhere in the middle of a heart attack?
  3. Weren't pubs closed in the UK for the better part of a year? That's longer than here, just a different time frame. Or was that 400 years ago?
  4. Why should I fund someone else not getting insurance? The point of insurance is that everyone pays and costs are payed from the shared pool.
  5. What's your game plan for a 500+k bypass surgery if 100k is going to break the bank? What if you are in a serious car/motorbike accident requiring weeks or months of hospital care? I had a close friend (Thai) involved in a motorcycle accident where another motorcycle drove over him and crushed his hips. Multiple surgeries and 3 months in hospital came to 3m baht - and that was Thai prices. I upped my very good Aetna (formerly Bupa) from 2 to 5m after that.
  6. Also, there is optics involved. The police make a token raid every now and then to show that they are controlling the situation. They get the media attention and then it's business as usual.
  7. I agree - and also just a general increase in social interactions within the tourist industry because of higher traffic. In theory, having 70-80% vax rate allows for more cases to be absorbed without overtaxing the health system. Unfortunately, Thailand won't be there until the end of the year, so they are walking a tightrope between fully re-opening and keeping covid under control. That's why they are pushing the entertainment opening until next month. This month is just a ramp-up and I don't think there is any expectation of high tourist levels this month in any levels of the government.
  8. You would be surprised. 3 out 4 of the people working in the tourist industry that I talk to dont want the country to open.
  9. Dear Australia, I am fully vaccinated. I will come to Australia if you: 1. Let anyone in ‘for your consideration
  10. Actually, the opposite is happening. The selfish are being excluded, and those that are contributing to society and able to move about freely, and go about their lives. Those who are fooled by misinformation, or just selfish [deleted], are the ones who can stay home.
  11. The only thing spreading is the misinformation that you are spouting.
  12. I can go onto infowars.com and "learn" everything that you think you know. I have access to all the conspiracy websites and have enough critical thinking skills to determine they are nonsense.
  13. The "points" made were just a regurgitation of alt right nonsense and not worth commenting on.
  14. It is always safe to completely disregard any post that has "wake up people" in it.
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