Health Care
Health care is one of the most important factors to consider if you move abroad. This is a hot topic right now, especially for the 40 million Americans who can't afford health insurance in the U.S.
We've got you covered: Learn where to find the best-quality, most affordable health care in the world from our expert expats, who share their overseas health care experiences.
The File
Date: 02/12/2006Last week I received a letter from l'Assurance Maladie, the French national health insurance office. Even though I've been contributing to their coffers for months now and already have access to state health coverage, they can't officially deliver my carte vitale (the green health insurance card everyone carries) until they've fully reviewed my dossier.
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Date: 03/13/2006When a friend visiting from Florida came down with a bad case of flu, the first thing I did was ask an Ecuadorian acquaintance to recommend a doctor. Three hours later we were in the doctor's waiting room in Cuenca, and 15 minutes after that my sick friend was ushered into the office by the doctor himself (few doctors in Ecuador have their own nurses).
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Date: 12/13/2006Blood pressure pills, antibiotics, birth control pills, and most other prescription and over-the-counter medications are sold under different names in different countries (even if they're manufactured by the same company).
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