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  1. Quirno

    Medical Inflation affects the most precious thing: Health. Private or public healthcare?

    Despite the staggering increases in private healthcare costs, many people have opted to downgrade to lower-priced plans, yet they do everything possible to avoid being without medical coverage. However, there is asegment of the population that has had to drop private coverage and start using...
  2. C

    Medical Is it easy to set up medical test and appointment and pay as a tourist?

    I lived here many years ago as a perma-tourist but left and now back. I never had private healthcare insurance here. Before coming last week my doctor in the USA wanted me to get some tests to check for diabetes and my cholesterol. I am going to be here a few months. How easy can I arrange...
  3. Betsy Ross

    Medical Healthcare medical monthly premiums are going to get increased!

    Does anyone know how much their monthly medical healthcare insurance premiums are going to get increased? I got a call saying it would get increased but the call got disconnected and I can't get anyone on the phone now. Does anyone know if it's all the medical providers that are going up? I...
  4. C

    Medical Medicare Coverage outside the U.S.

    I thought I knew something about medicare coverage....I just found out I aint so smart. https://retiree.uhc.com/content/dam/retiree/pdf/compassrose/Compass-Rose-Foreign-Travel-Brochure.pdf I am just starting my study of this policy so I don't claim to be an expert. I will learn about it and...
  5. Mart

    Medical Can tourists buy health insurance in AR?

    If you are only going to be here for 3 months, why get health insurance? There is free public health care here. In the event that you need to go to the hospital for anything serious, you could use a public hospital. For anything routine, doctors visits are not expensive to pay out of pocket if...
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