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Expat residents must now enroll in Costa Rica’s medical system: So how is it? Four views

A public hospital in San José, Costa Rica

With the new immigration reforms that go into effect in Costa Rica next week, it looks like expats who are legal residents in Costa Rica must enroll in the national healthcare system,  the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Known  as the Caja, the system gives its members low-cost access to neighborhood clinics, pharmacies, and public hospitals.

Some Costa Rica expats are satisfied with Caja (public) care; others are most definitely not.

Visit Miss Move Abroad to read one whole-hearted and one half-hearted endorsement of the Caja, and two accounts of what can only be termed ordeals at public hospitals.

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categories Expat Life, Health and Medical Care, Immigration | Erin Van Rheenen | datetime February 21, 2010 8:26 pm | comments Comments (0)

Medical care in Costa Rica–a first-hand account

Alex Murray working on his deck after being released from the hospital.

Alex Murray working on his deck after being released from the hospital.

Alex Murray was burning trash at his home near Lake Arenal in Costa Rica when the fire flared up and burned him over 20% of his body.

He spent the next 20 days in 2 Costa Rican hospitals, the first public (Hospital San Juan de Dios), the second private (Clinica Biblica).

Alex is one of four expats featured in this in-depth look at public and private hospitals in Costa Rica.

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categories Health and Medical Care | Erin Van Rheenen | datetime November 12, 2009 10:36 pm | comments Comments (0)