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Ensuring suitable healthcare will be available and affordable is usually top of the list for people wanting peace of mind when retiring overseas.
It is important to understand the healthcare system of the country you will be relocating to. This provides you with the knowledge of what services will be available to you, and an understanding of the quality, accessibility, and the general cost of those services. This will be the starting point in determining what your private health insurance needs will be.
International private health cover is the most suitable type of medical cover for an expat. This cover allows you to choose a ‘zone’ of cover, which means that your medical costs will be reimbursed so long as the country in which you seek treatment is specified in the zone of the policy and your policy provides for the condition being treated.
Basic or standard plans usually includes inpatient care but excludes outpatient care.
Comprehensive plans will usually offer both inpatient and outpatient care, usually with a capped limit, while premium plans can offer both inpatient and outpatient care with a variety of add-on options.
Whilst outpatient treatment and basic public hospital care are quite affordable in SE Asia, it is recommended by Retire to Asia that if at all possible, expats should take out insurance covering at least hospitalisation and evacuation to a facility of your choice, which may also include to another country should the facilities in your country of choice not be sufficiently capable of dealing with more serious medical conditions.
In addition, if you are able to afford outpatient care as part of your insurance package adding this to your cover can make sense.
International private health insurance is a complex field. There are many insurers out there pitching for your business and it pays to seek unbiased advice in order to obtain the most suitable policy for you.
The team at Retire to Asia constantly discuss this topic with various expat communities to gauge opinion, and actual experiences with various insurance companies which we find to be the best source of independent information based on the collective experiences within those communities.
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