Finally getting Health Insurance

September 15th, 2007 Posted in day to day

Written by Jamie 

We finally purchased health insurance the other day. We had been under the mindset of paying as needed should something happen to one of us. Since medical costs are so low here, we thought this was a good way to go since we are both, toca en madera, healthy people. That idea changed after reading a visitor’s account of his trip to the public hospital to have his appendix removed and another close call driving.

After doing some research, we learned that with OSDE health insurance, you can go to any hospital or doctor you choose. Almost 100% of all health providers accept OSDE, as well as all the neighbooring countries to Argentina. The plan has no deductible, no maximum on almost all services, and includes dental. The cost for both of us is about US$220 a month.

We feel very lucky that nothing has happened with our health thus far, but now at least we know that if something does, we are covered and can choose to see who we want.

September 2008 Update

Monthly cost for both of us is now US$263 per month.

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    Hi, do you know if you can get this OSDE insurance as a non-resident?

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