Thread: Health Insurance in Argentina
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06-19-14 13:19 #37
Posts: 911The outer provinces are a night mare. There was case around two years ago where a man had some kind of a problem (stroke, heart attack?) while at a function in Mendoza and entered a nightmare where no one would treat him. He had money, he had insurance, BUT! The local public hospitals were all full and would not accept him. The private hospitals would only take cash and at two in the morning the family could not get enough cash together to satisfy the hospital. Long story short was the poor guy died in the ambulance going from cash machine to cash machine trying to raise the money. Things are a little bit better in Buenos Aires but not as good as they should be with all of this governments propaganda about how great they are and all the great things they are doing for the populace!
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06-19-14 01:06 #36
Posts: 89Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
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06-18-14 23:03 #35
Posts: 3040Health Insurance in Argentina
So you boys love to waste space on Obama Care and all that shit that belongs on an American website, right?
The Lucky Ones that live in Argentina would or should dialog a little bit about what it's like to live here in Argentina with or without Health Insurance.
Is it worth it, is it good, is it cheap, et cetera, etcetera.
Are the services good? Bba, Bobbi, com?
Joking!
I just walked through a wall of un safety glass in the most expensive neighborhood in Mendoza and I almost lost both hands.
No big deal right?
If you have insurance they will reattach your hands. Right?
The first hospital was a Private hospital that could Not stop my bleeding and they wanted 25 k as a down payment to keep me alive.
Next!
I had the cash but not in my pocket so what about insurance?
None!
Public Hospital:
Emergency room surgery to reattach my right arm, ambulance, 3 awful nights in the hospital, shrinks, meds, cardiologists, hand specialists, et cetera, et cetera.
Cost:
What you can give!
I gave them 4 Fucking Pesos! Less than. 40 cents!
Results:
They saved my life but due to a medical strike they could not reattach my tendons for 2 to 6 months.
Answer:
The Hand Doc at the Public hospital has a specialized clinic in Mendoza, Private out-patient stuff.
Put me back together like Frankenstein for a Grand in his spotless and beautiful clinic!
Hope to be able to Jack Off soon!
Although you Never have to JO in Argentina!
Thanks for all of the Get Wells Boys!
TL.
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12-29-10 12:00 #34
Posts: 374Originally Posted by Captain [View Original Post]
Good luck
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12-29-10 11:29 #33
Posts: 1099Originally Posted by Damman [View Original Post]
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12-29-10 10:55 #32
Posts: 374International Medical
The way I understand the Swiss Medical plan for international coverage and most other AR plans is they reimburse you for the expenses. You pay the medical expenses in the foreign country and then file a claim with the Argentine insurance provider for reimbursement. Plus, the maximum benefit (Swiss Medical) would hardly cover bed pan service in the USA. Like to think I investigated it thoroughly, but could be wrong. My Spanish is oh so great. YMMV
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12-29-10 07:09 #31
Posts: 2470Originally Posted by Captain [View Original Post]
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12-28-10 23:08 #30
Posts: 1099Originally Posted by Doggboy [View Original Post]
I was intrigued by your comment where it suggested that the plans covers short trips abroad?
I had very good experiences with Hospital Aleman. How will you compare Swiss Medical with OSDE and Aleman rate wise and service wise? If at all you have any clues?
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12-28-10 22:26 #29
Posts: 2470And I'd have to get my Colt out of hock
Originally Posted by Captain [View Original Post]
If you are looking to go that route I'd check out OSDE as well, and there are a few others.
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12-28-10 22:13 #28
Posts: 1099Originally Posted by Doggboy [View Original Post]
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07-02-09 16:00 #27
Posts: 911Originally Posted by Locos and Man
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07-02-09 02:50 #26
Posts: 1099Review of hospital Aleman
Hi,
I had reviewed Hospital Aleman last year from the point of view of a Tourist and a non-Spanish speaker.
Here is the thread :-
http://www.argentinaprivate.com/foru...ospital+aleman
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07-02-09 02:30 #25
Posts: 552
Venues: 8If you're looking for a cheaper option, Hospital Aleman also provides good service. I don't know if they have any international options, I wasn't looking for that when I bought.
I understand that Swill Medical is a bit more expensive. I knew a US couple who paid 900 pesos a month for their coverage a year ago, total price together. Full Service. Compared to what you get in the States, it's a great deal.
I pay just a little over 500 pesos a month for the same coverage at HA. It only has one main location, where Swiss Medical has a number of them, that's true. But HA has a large number of associations with other good medical facilities all over as well, you get the same deal as if you were at the main HA place. Including pharmacies for any prescriptions covered (all of them) I know - we had to use HA for the first time living in the suburbs when we all got a sick a few weeks ago. There were a number of good choices in the area, and the place we chose was a small hospital in Pilar. Nice place. Clean, professional. They provide a book of all their locations, broken out by area. It has a little grid of options offered at the different locations, easy to see.
I've never had to wait more than 20 minutes to see a doctor when I make an appointment, and they are very professional. The place is often crowded and you may wait 45 minutes or more if you just walk in. We've used the hospital in Recoleta a number times as we lived about 4 blocks from there. Many of the staff speak some English and some of the doctors spoke reasonable English.
Swiss Medical is a good option if you don't mind the extra bucks. I've been in their offices, though never a medical facilty. The offices are nice. I'm sure their facilites are nice as well.
But we had no problems getting covered. I'm sure that will be the same with any other reputable company as well. You don't need a DNI or an offical visa, not even a CDI number. You can pay with an international credit card or debit card with no problem. It's one industry here that seems to do business very reasonably.
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07-01-09 20:36 #24
Posts: 271Originally Posted by Locos and Man
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07-01-09 18:21 #23
Posts: 11Health Insurance in BA?
I was wondering if anyone had any insight into how you can go about getting health insurance, costs / recommendations, is it better to just pay by the ailment?