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U.S. to send a "great hospital boat to Greenland"

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The entry charge for passage onto this boat will start at $40,000 and go up from there, in line with many private hospitals in America, which has one of the most horrendously overrated, overpriced, and broken health care systems on the planet. Yikes.

Go away Don.

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    It is not a hospital ship, it is a Trojan Horse!!

  • How ungrateful can you get? This is not just any old hospital ship, this is a "great" hospital ship🤦

  • You think they want American healthcare there?

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3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

America, which has one of the most horrendously overrated, overpriced, and broken health care systems on the planet. Yikes.

Slightly off topic I know and I am not trying to pick an argument or comment but what would you say would be a comparison between the USA and Thailand Medical care costs?

8 hours ago, RayC said:

How ungrateful can you get?

This is not just any old hospital ship, this is a "great" hospital ship🤦

Make Hospital Ships Great Again

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7 hours ago, wil iam not said:

My point is why take the Doctor and other staff's time to get such a simple medication, free or not.

In Europe Ibuprofen is generally an OTC medication and only higher doses (600 up to 800 mg) require a prescription.

Regulation varies by country, but generally, dosages of 600 mg or higher are free or reimbursable only for specific chronic or inflammatory pathologies.

6 hours ago, 0ffshore360 said:

If the Hospital is free for everything perhaps there are no retail pharmacies to go to?

My experience in two different European countries is that hospital doctors and general practitioners do not dispense medications, but issue prescriptions, which must be returned to the pharmacy to collect the drugs. The cost of lifesaving medications is usually fully covered by the national health system. In many countries, the cost of less essential medications is partially covered by the patient, except in the aforementioned cases of chronic diseases.

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16 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

Slightly off topic I know and I am not trying to pick an argument or comment but what would you say would be a comparison between the USA and Thailand Medical care costs?

Wow. Big topic.  I find the public hospitals here to be extremely fair, with their pricing. Even a visit to Bangkok Hospital, to see an orthopedic specialist, get some x-rays, and an exam costs me under $100. At a private clinic in the US, probably $300-400. A visit to the emergency room of a hospital in the US, costs $2,000 and up. For a one hour visit. In a public hospital here, that same visit is about 600 baht. They are charging so little to the Thai people, due to universal health care. And that is a very good thing for the people. They have to make up for it, to some extent with us. What is the issue with that? I am quite happy with the medical care here, and the associated costs. No complaints from me.

A good friend of mine got in a bad motorcycle accident some time ago on Samui. He almost lost his leg. He got his first of 11 operations at Bangkok Hospital Samui. It costs him over a million baht. They wanted to do a second procedure. They quoted him 1.4 million baht. He decided to transfer to Bangkok. He was quoted 460,000 baht for the same procedure, at a top private hospital there. The surgeon told him that he worked at a public hospital too, and could do the same operation there, for alot less money. He told him he would get him a quote. In the interim, my friend called a buddy in San Diego, who is an orthopedic surgeon. Since my friend is a retired chiropractor, he knew all the terminology, and explained what he needed, and asked for the best price. His friend called him back, and quoted him $960,000, with cash discounts! The local surgeon got back to him, and told him he could do it for 46,000 baht. He transferred, and they did all the rest of his procedures.

So, 1.4 million at Bangkok Hospital, 460,000 at the other private hospital in Bangkok (I think it was Vejthani Hospital), and 46,000 at the public hospital, with an excellent surgeon. VS. 30,000,000 baht in the US. Again, no complaints from this peanut gallery.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Wow. Big topic.  I find the public hospitals here to be extremely fair, with their pricing.

Thank you for that comprehensive response which outlines what I was looking for!

Well done.

PS; Just think that 10 years ago on the then TV the high standard of your response would have been the norm!

Medical care in the US is totally unaffordable, yet Trump send a hospital ship to Greenland where the population has free healthcare.

AMERICA FIRST means - Americans first. But? The Administration puts everyone in front of the line while lying about how great American is doing.

1 hour ago, connda said:

Medical care in the US is totally unaffordable, yet Trump send a hospital ship to Greenland where the population has free healthcare.

He as usual has claimed to do something which he cannot do as both the USN hospital ships are not at a high state of readiness!

4 hours ago, scottiejohn said:

He as usual has claimed to do something which he cannot do as both the USN hospital ships are not at a high state of readiness!

His usual flapping his yap without benefit of the thought process….not a good quality in a chief executive ehh?and were are the trump defenders on this one?crickets ehh?

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