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10 hours ago, bluesofa said:

So why don't those foreigners who pay more tax than a lot of Thais don't get the same or better rates?

Plus, these are mainly private hospitals, so nothing to do with any government budget.

Are you just trolling? Anyway I'll take the bait. 

Is there any country where people who pays more taxes would receive discounts? Why would taxes exist in the first place then? 

From most the conversations going on I doubt its mostly private hospitals since the bill is only in thousands.... Even if so, there's a completely valid reason if you would care to open your mind. 

So for all the uninformed out there, the reason why there's a separate price for foreigners (the same applies for places like national parks, universities, etc.) is because the entity receives some form of government budget. Now if you can deduct that government budget comes from taxes, you can probably understand why foreigners who pay zero taxes would be charged higher. 

The article says nothing about his immigration status. Maybe that's why the foreign surcharge. 

You know why the EU enforce people to have health insurance when applying for a visa? Because you won't be able to afford it otherwise.