Health insurance uk
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Health insurance uk
Hello, I am moving back to the UK initially for 6 months then will tie things up in Canada if it is the
right decision. I have out of country medical coverage through Manulife via my exworkplace. I am wondering if I also need some kind of health insurance in the UK. Any suggestions. Thanks Diane
right decision. I have out of country medical coverage through Manulife via my exworkplace. I am wondering if I also need some kind of health insurance in the UK. Any suggestions. Thanks Diane
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Re: Health insurance uk
I wont be a legal resident. I will still be a resident of Canada for the first 6 months. Then once I am sure I have made the right decision I will become a resident of the UK. Maybe my out of country coverage in Canada will be
sufficient.
sufficient.
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Re: Health insurance uk
I don't think in most cases whether Canada considers you a resident or not has much affect on NHS rules; or even HMRC rules for that matter unless you get a certificate of tax residence from Canada.
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Re: Health insurance uk
Hello, I am moving back to the UK initially for 6 months then will tie things up in Canada if it is the
right decision. I have out of country medical coverage through Manulife via my exworkplace. I am wondering if I also need some kind of health insurance in the UK. Any suggestions. Thanks Diane
right decision. I have out of country medical coverage through Manulife via my exworkplace. I am wondering if I also need some kind of health insurance in the UK. Any suggestions. Thanks Diane
After retiring we continued to live in the USA for 7 years and did some extensive travel there and abroad. Our US health insurance policy covered us for travel abroad including 5 months in Canada, 5 months in Australia and 7 months in England. Before each of our long trips I would check out the private hospitals in the cities we would be staying, including in the UK, and confirm they were covered by our plan. If we needed treatment then we paid out of pocket and put in an insurance claim later. It worked great, in fact healthcare is so cheap outside of the USA I expect our insurance company preferred us to get treatment while we were overseas.