Medical tourism ‘not making doctors more expensive for Thais’

[Airbagwill]

On 7/27/2019 at 10:58 PM, Sheryl said:

 

However marginal cost inclusive of the lens cost is over 5000 baht.

You are incorrect - many organisations who perform cataract ops regard the cost as less than this. The ops start at as little as $9.00.

Profiteering is of course rampant in Thai and western hospitals

[beau thai]

Evidence please?

[Sheryl]

The wholesale cost of a standard lens is considerably more than $9. It is in the hundreds of dollars.

If anyplace is citing a cost less than a few hundred dollars they are not including the cost of the lens nor the pro rated cost of the machines. And the medical personnel are either volunteers or working at third world salary rates.

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