Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
That's surprisingly cheap--how do they offer travel insurance cheaper than domestic insurance?
not a problem! barely an inconvenience!
they sell travel insurance that excludes coverage within the usa, which has the most expensivest health care in the world!
how expensive? ten years ago, my $150K in the usa heart valve replacement operation was done in india for $10K...........equal to just the hospital charge for the freakin' valve in the usa! a few years ago, i had minor sinus surgery in china for $1K.......the same charge my sister paid for the same operation in the usa as the 10% deductible.
and now?? my expat health insurance with $1 million cover, including repatriation, costs me about $1250/year. about $100/month, NOT a spring chicken, with lifetime coverage. and being overseas i never got caught up in the obamacare nightmare!
here in chinaland (or in thailand) i can buy insurance from local carriers with reasonable coverage for under $250/year.