International healthcare can be an expensive business, though prices do vary considerably from area to area. There are not only different costs associated with where you need cover but also the level of cover required, as you would expect.
However, not having adequate cover is risky and, in many countries, can prove to be catastrophic. Indeed, with each country having varying degrees of access to healthcare, availability of medical services and waiting times, having inadequate cover would be reckless.
As a minimum therefore, it is only sensible that a minimum level of expatriate insurance cover be sought prior to any move overseas. Our Primary Plan policy will provide you with in-patient and day patient care; including your pre-admission and post-admission costs. As such, charges could be avoided for costly of incidents that you would expect to accompany any admission to hospital.
A better option for you may to go for an improved level of cover, such as the Primary PLUS Plan, which provides full out-patient care and consultations with your GP. Essentially, this level of cover is intended to deliver a similar service to non-elective benefits such as those afforded under the NHS (but without any waiting times).
There is also a level of cover (Select Plan) which includes elective benefits, such as dentistry, maternity, preventative health screening and optical care. These ‘routine’ treatments can prove to be very expensive and many will look to such a level of cover to provide a total solution to their private healthcare needs.
Fees can be kept down considerably by buying policies that are appropriate to your specific needs, which is where we at Expatriate Healthcare can help. We understand that each country is different and can tailor our packages to suit most needs – saving you money without compromising on cover. Making a new life abroad is complicated enough; but with Expatriate Healthcare at your disposal we can help to make it that little bit easier.
