I can't complain about the way I've been treated in Thailand. I have lived and worked here for over 10 years and have always paid the mandatory social security (SS) payment ( currently 750 Baht/month and a few years back I got seriously Ill and when the company provided Blue Cross insurance ran out when I was being treated in a private hospital I was admitted to a very reasonable Government hospital (Queen Sirikit Hospital at Sattahip where I was registered through the SS) and treated as an in patient for over a month (own room with cable TV and OK food) then treated as an outpatient for another 2 months including physiotherapy and medication (which alone cost 10,000 Baht/month in a private hospital) all of which was provided free of charge. All I had to do was show my SS provided card and sign my name. I was very impressed and I probably saved more than my total SS payments over the last 10 years