Patients overcharged by private hospitals submit a petition with 33,000 signatures calling for a new body to control the prices of medical treatment at Government House in Bangkok in 2015. The source said complaints have been received via the 1569 hotline alerting the ministry to the problem. One caller claimed to have been charged 30,000 baht to be treated for diarrhoea at a private hospital. In response, the ministry set up a fact-finding team to review the costs of medical services and medicines at private hospitals and to determine if they are fair and reasonable. Once the prices have been compiled and adjusted, the DIT will publish the prices on its website for public reference.

Source: Bangkok Post May 20, 2019 23:14 UTC