| Costa Rican medical plans mentioned above. Companies such
as Blue Shield and Blue Cross offer international coverage
for their policy holders. The majority of private clinics
in Costa Rica work with companies offering international medical
coverage.
With some of these policies you may have to pay out of your own pocket and provide
receipts for reimbursement at a later date. Other companies
will pay right on the spot. It is a good idea to have a policy
that provides international evacuation which in some cases
may be a viable option. A friend of ours went on a trip from
Costa Rica to Nicaragua and became very ill while there. He
developed a problem with internal bleeding. Because he had
an international evacuation policy, he was flown to New Orleans.
He was unconscious for several days but eventually recovered
fully. Needless to say, he would have probably died without
this policy that allowed him to go to the United States for
specialized treatment.
I.M.C. Asociados, S.A. offers BUPA International's health
plan in Costa Rica. They have health care plans specifically
designed for residents of Central America with worldwide coverage
wherever and whenever needed. They guarantee lifetime coverage
without excessive increases in premiums with age. Contact
them at: Tel: 256-5848 or
E-mail: imccr2002@yahoo.com.
Global Insurance offers medical plans for people living abroad.
You may contact them at: Tel: (305)-274-0284, Fax: (305)-675-6134,
toll-free 1-800-975-7363, E-mail: cperez@globalinsurancenet.com
or http://www.globalinsurancenet.com.
Medibroker (Tel: 0-191-297-2411/44-191-297-2411, Fax: 0-191-251-6424,
http://www.medibroaker.com, e-mail: medibroker@aol.com offers
medical coverage for retirees, expats and others living abroad.
They have various plans from which to choose.
The AARP supposedly offers a program for foreign coverage.
While checking out Costa Rica, to see if it is the place
for you to settle, you can get temporary medical insurance
as a tourist through the Costa Rican Social Security office
and the International Organization of Cultural Interchanges
(O.I.C.I.). Contact them at 222-7867.
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