Expat Health Insurance & Medical Care
Expat Health Insurance and Healthcare in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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An expat in Santo Domingo discusses private vs. public healthcare, the quality of private hospitals, private health insurance and prescription medicine availability.
Expat Healthcare Advice for Santo Domingo
You must purchase private insurance here. Public medical care is available but it is not the same, it is seriously inferior.
Emergency Medical Care in Santo Domingo
Private hospitals differ one from the other. Most are good and some are excellent. You can get almost all kinds of care in private hospitals and good quality care in private clinics. There are many private facilities in Santo Domingo!
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Prescription Medicines
Yes and most are available without a prescription with the exception of serious pain killers!
Quality of Healthcare Compared to Home
[ ] Better
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
Availability of Medical Care Compared to Home
[ ] Better
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
Primary Method of Payment for Medical Care
[ ] International Health Insurance
[x] Insurance Purchased in the Country I Live Abroad In
[ ] Out of Pocket
[ ] Social Program (Medicare, Nationalized Health Insurance or Similar)
[ ] Other
[x] Insurance Purchased in the Country I Live Abroad In
[ ] Out of Pocket
[ ] Social Program (Medicare, Nationalized Health Insurance or Similar)
[ ] Other
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