What is Expatriate Health Insurance and Who Needs It?
Expatriate health insurance offers medical insurance to people living abroad. Most people who look to cover themselves with international health insurance are usually expats who immigrate to foreign countries – students who are studying overseas for long periods of time and workers who happen to work on foreign soils. Skilled workers who are employed by companies that move around a lot are usually already covered for international medical insurance by their employers.
International health insurance will cover students – overseas workers and expats for any hospital and medical bills they receive when away from the United Kingdom.
Expat Medical Insurance is Most Popular with People Moving to Warmer Climates.
Spain – Most British expats who have international health insurance live in Spain as its close to home and very warm.
The Spanish healthcare system is a combination of both private and public healthcare. People who live – work or study in Spain can receive free healthcare providing they contribute to the Seguridad.
Better than the UKs NHS
Most people in Spain prefer to have their own private medical insurance policies – local and foreign – this helps contribute to a better standard of healthcare throughout Spain for both groups who rely on the public service health care and those who have their own private medical insurance.
This releases the strain on the Spanish healthcare system, speeding up waiting times for treatment. It is widely accepted in Spain that most citizens only use the National Health Service for emergencies.
Most doctors and nurses in Spain speak English – you can also find interpreters for other languages in the more popular tourist destinations around Spain. You will find quality health facilities in clinics and hospitals all around Spain and its islands.
Hospitals and healthcare centres have accident and emergency services. Although most expats who live or work in Spain are entitled to use public health services for free – most still prefer to cover themselves with International health insurance. Giving them the peace and mind should anything go wrong.