{"id":4603,"date":"2015-07-15T18:33:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T18:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2015-07-15T18:39:51","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T18:39:51","slug":"new-survey-how-is-your-experience-using-your-health-insurance-and-medical-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/new-survey-how-is-your-experience-using-your-health-insurance-and-medical-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey: How is your experience using your health insurance and medical benefits?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey has arrived!<\/p>\n

Topic:\u00a0 How is your experience using your health insurance and medical benefits?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is not fun worrying about your health when you live abroad, as medical systems can vary\u00a0from country to country in their\u00a0efficiency, price and quality.<\/p>\n

Some cities have only local hospitals on offer; meaning ones that are staffed by locals and that serve mostly locals. It is not uncommon for these hospitals\u00a0to\u00a0have a staff with poor English or any foreign language fluency. It might be necessary for you to find, or in a best case scenario – for your school to provide someone who\u00a0can accompany you at the hospital to serve as an interpreter. \"KONICAThe quality of these hospitals isn’t necessarily poor, as one may suggest, but not knowing the local culture of “how things work” in a local hospital can indeed be quite nerve-wracking.<\/p>\n

Other locations\u00a0have more expat-oriented medical facilities and\/or special-health insurance plans for foreigners. These types of hospitals can put expats at ease in how they\u00a0are served. \u00a0They have foreign-hired doctors on hand that can speak their\u00a0language. \u00a0Expat-oriented hospitals typically also have all the different types of medicine and prescriptions that you may need while living abroad. In less developed areas (ones that have lower employment desirability), you are in luck if you have access to these types of expat-oriented medical facilities.<\/p>\n

\"8566688298_45da9904cc_z\"It is all fine and dandy to have super accessible and well-resourced hospitals in your host country, but let’s not forget out the health insurance benefits package that you are receiving through your school. \u00a0It is clear that your medical insurance coverage can vary from school to school in their efficiency, price and quality as well. In one international school, they give you amazing health coverage with everything covered (including health insurance for you around the world), no co-payments, with most dental needs included. In the next school, you find yourself very limited to what you can do with your benefits. \u00a0A less desirable health insurance package might not include dental or cover you during your travels around the world or back in your home country.<\/p>\n

Your health insurance benefits package should always be talked about and maybe even negotiated with your international school before you sign the contract.<\/p>\n

Because things are so different for each of us at international schools across the world, take a moment to go to the\u00a0homepage<\/a>\u00a0of International School Community and submit your vote today!<\/p>\n

If you are interested, you can check out the latest voting results\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We actually have a comment topic related this to this issue. It is called:\u00a0Health insurance and medical benefits. Describe your experiences using these benefits and going to the local hospitals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now there are over 598<\/strong>\u00a0individual comments (about 100s of different international schools) in this comment topic on our website. \u00a0Here are a few of them:<\/p>\n

“The insurance is pretty good. At hospitals that accept it, you pay approximately $13 U.S. for the visit, treatments and prescriptions. The difficulty is not with the insurance, but the hit and miss quality of care available in town.” –\u00a0<\/span>Liwa International School<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)<\/span> – 23 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“You can get travelers and accident insurance from your bank here, like at Nordea. It is really cheap and it gives you health insurance coverage anywhere in the world! It is important to know about this option because now the Danish CPR health social health care card doesn’t cover you anymore in Europe, well for non-Danish people with a CPR card.” –\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Copenhagen International School <\/a><\/strong><\/span>(Copenhagen, Denmark)<\/span> – 244 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Macau offers free health care coverage to all residents and all who hold work permits. This kicks in after about 3 months of living in Macau. The school helps facilitate private insurance until the government insurance starts up.” –\u00a0The School of the Nations<\/span> <\/a><\/strong>(Macao, China)<\/span> – 20 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Health insurance is not the best. It only covers emergencies and specialist doctors, not a General Practitioner. I have been to the doctor here, and it was a good experience. Doctors were efficient and I got taken care of pretty quickly. I would advise asking people who have lived here a while, who to go to though.” –\u00a0<\/span>The Codrington School (Int’l School of Barbados) <\/a><\/strong><\/span>(St. John, Barbados)<\/span> – 70 Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new survey has arrived! Topic:\u00a0 How is your experience using your health insurance and medical benefits? It is not fun worrying about your health when you live abroad, as medical systems can vary\u00a0from country to country in their\u00a0efficiency, price and quality. 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