Travel insurance
When travelling abroad, especially when travelling outside the EU/EUS, it is very important to have a valid travel insurance policy that covers the costs of emergency and necessary medical care. In the event of serious illness or injury, the bill for such care can be very expensive, especially if the costs of any ambulance flight home have to be added.
It is therefore important to have travel insurance that covers all these costs. Most travel insurance policies also have a maximum period of around 45 days. This means that if you are going to be away for a longer period of time, your travel insurance usually needs to be supplemented.
Contact ASAP
f the patient’s situation is not life-threatening, treatment is usually not started unless the hospital has received a payment guarantee or equivalent from the insurance company. Therefore, in the event of an accident or injury, the injured person or their next of kin should immediately contact the relevant insurance company, which can ideally provide the hospital with a guarantee that the treatment will be covered by the insurance
Planned care at Bangkok Hospital
However, planned treatment in Thailand is usually paid privately. But it can also be paid by an insurance or a company if you are working in Asia. As a patient, you may therefore check with your doctor if there are any opportunities for support in any way. A patient who has waited a long time for treatment, it means not only suffering but also many times a greater total cost to society because different treatments and possible surgeries in most cases are much cheaper in Thailand.