½ûÂþÌìÌÃ

@Jackson4

Take a look at our Services/Insurance section, here, to receive free online quotes on varying levels of coverage.

If you're concerned about confidentiality, use an alias.

Best of luck, and congrats on your pending retirement!

@Aidan,  thank you for the links to the providers.

I am also hoping expats will share their use cases, how they're paying and experiences.

@Jackson4

Citizenship aside, most living in the Philippines self fund for medical needs/hospital as private health insurers are like all insurers simply want your bucks then give you a hard time when it comes to a claim,,,,,, shareholders etc.

I allotted Au 50K in an investment account earning 5% rather than paying 5 or 10K a year to a private health insurer, you can do your own math but for us this works. We do have PhilHealth and that is cheap and knocks off 25/30% off the hospital bill.

Choices.

Cheers, Steve.

@Steve - That's a good idea. I forgot about my HSA account having a good amount in it but not quite 50. In a few short years it would be close. Cheers!

@Jackson4

I looked at it this way, in Australia we used to spend AU 8 to 10K per year with Medicare,,,,,, part of our taxes and private intermediate health cover and decided when I retired at 59 and moved to the Philippines that health insurance was a waste of money as healthcare here in a private hospital is far cheaper than Australia and most western countries. In that time (6 years) we have saved AU 40 to 50K and my "so far one visit to hospital for 2 days and nights with multiple tests and specialists" left us out of pocket a little over AU 1K.

PhilHealth I recommend given the cost and benefits.

Our Au 50K  with interest and not paying the maggots is now worth over AU 100K and simply sits there until needed. Hope I die in my sleep.

As said choice/s.

Cheers, Steve.

@bigpearl

Our Au 50K  with interest and not paying the maggots is now worth over AU 100K and simply sits there until needed. Hope I die in my sleep.

And when you do Steve you will enter the pearly gates with a smile on your face

@Lotus Eater

Pearly gates? Not sure what planet you live on but when your dead that's it pancit and some form of hereafter is for the hopeful clutching at straws to what end I have no idea.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

bigpearl said. . . .Hope I die in my sleep.

**

Only rich people die in their sleep.

You will be fine then Bob, probably me also. Others will benefit from us pushing up the daisies when we are long gone. Health insurance or not.

Cheers, Steve.

@Lotus Eater
Pearly gates? Not sure what planet you live on but when your dead that's it pancit and some form of hereafter is for the hopeful clutching at straws to what end I have no idea.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve. - @bigpearl

"I can swear there  ain't no heaven, but I pray there ain't no hell"       Blood Sweat and Tears