Moderna vaccine: Private hospitals will charge 1,200 baht service charge - more than 50% mark-up

[webfact]

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INN reported that the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation are charging private hospitals 1,100 baht for each dose of Moderna vaccine of choice.

 

GPO chief Withoon Danwiboon said that this fee included tax, distribution charges and liability insurance charges. 

He said that all private hospitals offering the vaccine would charge the same.

 

This was earlier reassessed as being 3,400 baht for two jabs. 

 

This means that the hospitals will be charging a 1,200 baht "service charge" to cover their costs. Well over 50%.

 

INN said that 3.9 million doses of Moderna will be available in the fourth quarter (from October 1st) and 1.1 million doses from the start of next year. 

 

Registrations at private hospitals and payments for the jabs were expected to begin today, notes Thaivisa. 

 

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[John Drake]

What's the motto? "We're all in this together."  Maybe they meant "We're all in on this together."

[mtls2005]

Said this would get messy.

 

Step 1. Check.

 

 

Next up? A Dutch Auction?

 

 

[kotsak]

I gotta lie, I'm really surprised..

[Forza2002]

The 1,200 baht tax/service charge would be per vial? So the additional cost passed on to customers/victims should be 120 baht per jab?

[chakatee]

So they will charge 600 per injection for the supplies (needle, syringe, alcohol, ...), the admin to register all, the nurses to check vital signs and screen patients if they're in proper condition to receive the vaccine, doctors on standby in case of side effects and so on.

[Mr Meeseeks]

Shameless profiteering in times of a national crisis.

 

Money Number One. 

[Shuya]

I doubt they will find many people stupid enough to do advance payment for jabs that might or might not arrive at the same time or later when the free Pfizer is available

[mtls2005]

9 minutes ago, chakatee said:

So they will charge 600 per injection for the supplies (needle, syringe, alcohol, ...), the admin to register all, the nurses to check vital signs and screen patients if they're in proper condition to receive the vaccine, doctors on standby in case of side effects and so on.

 

For me it's not so much about the fee, it's more that the pricing structure and fee structure (for Moderna) changes almost daily. And hospitals are packaging and pricing (1 shot, 2 shots, all inclsuive) it differently.

 

IMO better to agree on a pricing structure ahead of time, and then publish it.

 

Most private hospitals have a fee structure for something like a flu shot:

 

the flu shot

a facility fee

a nurse fee

a doctor fee

 

So use that, then apply any COVID fee to cover additional work product (monitoring patient for 15/30 min, etc.).

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by mtls2005

[Neeranam]

52 minutes ago, webfact said:

This means that the hospitals will be charging a 1,200 baht "service charge" to cover their costs. Well over 50%.

They are private hospitals, this is normal.

The worst is Bamrungrad, I remember 20 years ago when one of my kids was born, they charged 300 baht every time we used the breast pump and a package of 29,900 baht turned into 82,000. 

[Neeranam]

32 minutes ago, Shuya said:

I doubt they will find many people stupid enough to do advance payment for jabs that might or might not arrive at the same time or later when the free Pfizer is available

You don't need to pay in advance. 

[BobinBKK]

And we should lend them money so they can make a huge profit why? I never seen a noodle shop asking for money up front for lunch six months from now!!!

[Rookiescot]

Thing is its a sellers market. What choice will most of us have?

[Henryford]

51 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Shameless profiteering in times of a national crisis.

 

Money Number One. 

 

Why not, everyone else is. The big Pharma CEOs are now billionaires.

[Why Me]

Has anyone registered/paid yet? Particularly curious about hospitals in Bkk, especially Bumrungrad.

[Fex Bluse]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

This means that the hospitals will be charging a 1,200 baht "service charge" to cover their costs. Well over 50%

 

Who T<deleted> cares?!

 

The Thais need to focus on getting the godd@$* vaccines, not on what it will cost.

 

[Neeranam]

3 minutes ago, Why Me said:

Has anyone registered/paid yet? Particularly curious about hospitals in Bkk, especially Bumrungrad.

I registered for a hospital in Khon Kaen, haven't paid. 

[ezzra]

I'd like to hear from any foreigner (except for the French who got it for free thanks for the French government policy) who  got registered, paid and got the vaccine already, any vaccine, anyone who can tell us from first hand experience?...

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

This means that the hospitals will be charging a 1,200 baht "service charge" to cover their costs. Well over 50%.

I really don't see the problem here and why this is highlighted. 

Do you have any idea the mark up these hospitals make on normal drugs?

If you don't like it, go to the government ones. 

[Neeranam]

Just now, ezzra said:

I'd like to hear from any foreigner (except for the French who got it for free thanks for the French government policy) who  got registered, paid and got the vaccine already, any vaccine, anyone who can tell us from first hand experience?...

There;s a whole thread in the Health forum. 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

I'd like to hear from any foreigner (except for the French who got it for free thanks for the French government policy) who  got registered, paid and got the vaccine already, any vaccine, anyone who can tell us from first hand experience?...

All the ones I read of were free.....not read of any getting Moderna here yet.

[casualbiker]

28 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

You don't need to pay in advance. 

Oh but you do have to pay a deposit.

[mtls2005]

1 hour ago, Shuya said:

I doubt they will find many people stupid enough to do advance payment for jabs that might or might not arrive at the same time or later when the free Pfizer is available

 

Pfizer is designated for 12-18 YO.

 

Might some be left over? Sure.

 

 

[mtls2005]

14 minutes ago, Why Me said:

Has anyone registered/paid yet? Particularly curious about hospitals in Bkk, especially Bumrungrad.

 

Trying to pay now, most hospital websites are inundated right now.

 

Crickets from Bumrungrad, expect they already have a list, and will not hit customers up for prepayment, but I could be wrong. I'm registrered there but have not heard from them since that registration (informal, via email).

 

https://register.princhealth.com/en/home.html

 

https://www.praram9.com/en/

 

 

probably a dozen or more others out there, seems like a land-rush today.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by mtls2005

[Neeranam]

19 minutes ago, casualbiker said:

Oh but you do have to pay a deposit.

I didn't. Did you?

[jacko45k]

15 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Trying to pay now, most hospital websites are inundated right now.

Ker-ching......

[casualbiker]

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I didn't. Did you?

Have you actually received your confirmed booking number today? They are sending out messages starting today.. It may depend where you are booked..Ours is at Thonburi Health care group (THG)

[Neeranam]

Just now, casualbiker said:

Have you actually received your confirmed booking number today? They are sending out messages starting today.. It may depend where you are booked..Ours is at Thonburi Health care group (THG)

No, not yet. 

[mtls2005]

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Ker-ching......

 

~ 6 Billion baht.

 

 

[kynikoi]

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

What's the motto? "We're all in this together."  Maybe they meant "We're all in on this together."

 

I was thinking more like never let crisis go to waste.

 

But it doesn't matter because you're not getting any anyway. They cut the non existent shipment in half to arrive at a date uncertain.