What are the best methods for transferring money to Thailand and finding rehabilitation for stroke patients?

I USED CHARLES SCHWAB, LOW FEE TO FREE. MY FIRST TIME THERE WAS A FEE(LESS THAN BANK OF AMERICA), AND THE NEXT TWO - NO FEE

Wise works best for transfers, and although it was a bit of a hassle for me to get set up, but once I did, it's been easy, and just as importantly, inexpensive to use. You do know about having 800K Thai baht, sitting in a Thai bank account, right?

Also, get Wise set up with your home country address, not a Thai address. And get you American phone set up with Tello before you leave, as well. You can maintain your current number with them!

Answer # 1: I have been using my own US bank to transfer to my Thai bank. I feel safest to trust my own banks. Only pay $35 per transaction. The amount of transfer doesn't affect my wire transfer fee. I don't know the answer to #2, but I have my US (Blue Cross Blue Shield ) health insurance that has global coverage & has relationship with the Bangkok Hospitals in Thailand. I've retired in Thailand since 2020. Your issues could be opening a Thai bank account isn't easy. However, if you work to get your retirement visa approved in the US at the Thai Embassy, you maybe able to show proof of money with the US bank. Then you have a year to acquire a Thai bank account once you have your visa stamped and a house registration. The money in the bank is tricky.

Assuming you are at least 50 years old which type of retirement visa will you apply for? If you will apply for the 90 day Non-O visa before you travel you can use funds in your home bank. But once you get to Thailand you will have open a bank account and deposit a minimum of 800k baht in it for 2 months before you can apply for a 12 month extension of stay. If during that first year you also transfer a minimum of 65k baht from overseas for the 12 months immediately prior to applying for a 2nd 12 month extension you can apply on that basis, once approved for the 2nd year you can then remove the lump sum. Wise is the best solution for transfers

I use WISE to transfer funds each month from my bank in the US to my Thai bank. It's quick and seamless.

There are several hospitals and clinics in the major Thai cities that offer rehab services for stroke patients. A simple Google search will provide most of them. You can then research particular facilities from there. They accept foreign patients. But you will either need private Thai insurance or pay cash because Medicare does not cover medical services outside the US.

I receive physiotherapy for knee replacement surgery at Sriphat Hospital in Chiang Mai. I pay cash for each therapy session because i do not have private insurance. The cost of a 90 minute session is approximately $21 US. I have a retirement visa

How are you going to get health insurance?

Plenty of facilities for 'stroke rehab' but you won't get a visa based on that!