
Summary: Equipos Basicos de Atencion Integral de Salud (EBAIS) are the public healthcare clinics located throughout Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica is has both public and private healthcare systems. When you become a resident, you must enroll in the public healthcare system (CAJA). Many expats use the public system for routine healthcare and have private expat health insurance for specialists, surgeries and emergencies.
Expats living in Costa Rica talk about their own experiences with healthcare, hospital visits, emergencies, finding a doctor, buying health insurance in Costa Rica and more.
Expats discuss their experiences giving birth in Costa Rica. Topics covered include public (CAJA) hospitals vs. private hospitals,high C-section rates, maternity coverage, dual citizenship, permanent residency for expat parents with babies born in Costa Rica, baby stores and formula options.
Expats living in Costa Rica discuss health insurance and quality of medical care in Costa Rica.
Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about healthcare and health insurance for expats in Costa Rica.
Additional information about healthcare and health insurance for foreigners in Costa Rica.
Read recent healthcare reports submitted for: Grecia, Tamarindo and Cortez.
Help others moving to Costa Rica by answering a set of questions about health insurance, public healthcare in Costa Rica, prescription medicine, quality of medical care and emergency services.
An expat mom in Costa Rica talks about her experiences finding a doctor, at the hospital, during childbirth and more.
If you're an expat parent who had a baby abroad, write a report about your childbirth experiences to help other expecting expat parents.
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Costa Rica is has both public and private healthcare systems. When you become a resident, you must enroll in the public healthcare system (CAJA). Many expats use the public system for routine healthcare and have private expat health insurance for specialists, surgeries and emergencies.
Expats living in Costa Rica talk about their own experiences with healthcare, hospital visits, emergencies, finding a doctor, buying health insurance in Costa Rica and more.
Expats discuss their experiences giving birth in Costa Rica. Topics covered include public (CAJA) hospitals vs. private hospitals,high C-section rates, maternity coverage, dual citizenship, permanent residency for expat parents with babies born in Costa Rica, baby stores and formula options.
Expats living in Costa Rica discuss health insurance and quality of medical care in Costa Rica.
Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about healthcare and health insurance for expats in Costa Rica.
Additional information about healthcare and health insurance for foreigners in Costa Rica.
Read recent healthcare reports submitted for: Grecia, Tamarindo and Cortez.
Help others moving to Costa Rica by answering a set of questions about health insurance, public healthcare in Costa Rica, prescription medicine, quality of medical care and emergency services.
An expat mom in Costa Rica talks about her experiences finding a doctor, at the hospital, during childbirth and more.
If you're an expat parent who had a baby abroad, write a report about your childbirth experiences to help other expecting expat parents.
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