Expat Health Insurance & Medical Care
Healthcare & Health Insurance in the Algarve, Portugal
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An expat in the Algarve, Portugal offers insight into the proximity of area hospitals, the cost and availability of prescription medicine and health insurance in the Algarve.
Expat Healthcare Advice for Algarve
Join AFPOP and get a very substantial discount with MEDAL insurance brokers
Emergency Medical Care in Algarve
I don't know because we just moved here. Nearest hospital is Faro which is about 40 km.
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Prescription Medicines
You can usually get them over the counter, some are very expensive but if you get the right prescription with number of EHIC on it it will cost 1/4 of the total amount (in my case-Xarelto)
Expat Health Insurance in Portugal
Good
Quality of Healthcare Compared to Home
[ ] Better
[ ] Somewhat Better
[x] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
[ ] Somewhat Better
[x] 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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