Health care costs
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Health care costs
Hi,
I'm hoping to buy a property in Spain but if they change the rules after Brexit would need health care,can someone give me some idea how much it would cost for a man in his 60's.
I'm hoping to buy a property in Spain but if they change the rules after Brexit would need health care,can someone give me some idea how much it would cost for a man in his 60's.
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It depends as has been said on your current health situation. However myself in 60s no health conditions it recently cost me 940 euros for a full years cover. That was cheapest I could get and with prevision medica you must have full cover no co payments for the year otherwise it will not be acceptable. Prevision medica are do not cover whole of Spain but mainly Malaga
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I have recently obtained a quote for joint Health Cover, I am 61 my wife a bit younger, no pre-existing medical conditions and on no current medications. We got several quotes dependent on the level of cover and co-payments. However, the top of the range, full Monty package, including Dental and even European cover for travelling outside of Spain was €2,600 a year. Obviously this would be cheaper for solo cover. But as previous replies, it is dependent on any pre-existing conditions, current frequency of medications, the level of cover you require and whether you want to take out any co-payments (Part payment of treatments, medications provided)
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I'm 65 in July and have a pre-existing medical condition for which I have a monthly prescription, I looked online for medical coverage but the cheapest for me was £2,500 per year, but the agent said a Spanish plan would probably work out cheaper, can anyone who has a condition and a cheaper plan let me know who its with and roughly how much please.
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I'm 65 in July and have a pre-existing medical condition for which I have a monthly prescription, I looked online for medical coverage but the cheapest for me was £2,500 per year, but the agent said a Spanish plan would probably work out cheaper, can anyone who has a condition and a cheaper plan let me know who its with and roughly how much please.
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Looking at the Costa Blanca area.
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Hi, can people from different parts of Spain please provide me with names of private medical insurance companies, I know of Prevision medica in Malaga but would like referrals from Costa Blanca area, Costa brava and more if it's not too much trouble, thanks in advance,
Paul
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Re: Health care costs
Hi, can people from different parts of Spain please provide me with names of private medical insurance companies, I know of Prevision medica in Malaga but would like referrals from Costa Blanca area, Costa brava and more if it's not too much trouble, thanks in advance,
Paul
Paul
Sanitas
Adeslas
Cigna
DKV
Hope this helps, some others may have more suggestions, but the above will be a good start as they are biggies!
Theres also another thread running on this, look in!
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Thanks Lurchio, I'll check those out
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No one can tell us how Brexit will impact on Healthcare for UK-folk in EU. Did Farage and his UKIP pals think of that when telling us lies about leaving ?
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Well nothing we can do about the lies now but if you do know of any health insurance companies in Spain I'd be grateful.
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Worse case scenario is that the Convenio especial for over 65's is 157 euros a month and covers pre existing conditions but NOT prescriptions.
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The government have stated that the S1 system for health cover will continue after Brexit and anyone permanently resident at the Brexit date who is not yet retired, will be eligible when they do retire.
The unanswered question is what happens to new Spanish residents who arrive during the transition period.
The unanswered question is what happens to new Spanish residents who arrive during the transition period.
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Thanks for that, hopefully I'll be there by the end of the year.