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Health Care in Nicaragua
Quality Nicaraguan Health Care
Several hospitals and private clinics in Managua and Granada provide high-quality health care at a very affordable price. It costs just $30 for an office visit. A house call is only $35…and house calls are routine. A CAT scan costs $100, an X-ray $17. Some drugs manufactured in Europe that are not yet approved for distribution in the United States are available here.
Resident expatriates do warn, however, that some of the high-tech equipment you'd expect to find in U.S. hospitals isn't available in Managua. So they advise you to purchase MedEvac insurance (which costs about $250 a year) to ensure that in case of an emergency you'll be airlifted by jet to Houston or Miami from Nicaragua.
Dental care, likewise, is affordable and first rate in Nicaragua. A laser cleaning by a U.S.-trained dentist costs $17. And a crown is a little over $100.