hankscott
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OMG! Thanks for letting me know!All the hospitals listed are public, and totally free for anyone walking through the door.
OMG! Thanks for letting me know!All the hospitals listed are public, and totally free for anyone walking through the door.
Company brokering health insurance policies in Arg = scamI recently got a quote from a company brokering health insurance policies in Buenos Aires. The annual cost of the Essential Health policy would be $2,573. That is a great rate. However, I know nothing about the hospitals that accept it. Here's a list. Can anyone share what they know about them?
Hospital de Clínicas, Hospital Durand, Hospital Fernández, Hospital Rivadavia, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Hospital Álvarez, Hospital Argerich, Hospital Vélez Sarsfield, Hospital Penna, Hospital Pirovano
My most recent example: I went during recent months to Hospital Ramos Mejia to be tested for allergies, at the request of my dermatologist who is also an allergist in that hospital. I called 147 for an appointment and for some reason their appointment scheduling system was getting systematically frozen so I had to call several times. They told me that to see a specific doctor, I needed a referral note from the same doctor or a primary care doctor referring me to the requested specialist (or else, I would have to see just anybody the hospital assigned). I had to go about 5 or 6 different times. I got tested for different allergies and had follow up consultations. I paid nothing. Each time I had an appointment, I had to check in at the reception desk on the ground floor of the hospital early in the morning, there were lots of people waiting but what I liked the most was that the first city staff who sees you at the door, takes your id number sees your appointment on their tablet and if you are an older adult, you have priority check in, so I could check in really fast and then I hade to go to another floor to wait to be called by the Allergy staff. I paid nothing at all for the consultations or the patch tests. I was sent to one particular private laboratory where they do very accurate chemical tests and I did pay for that test, which was worth it since in the past I had anaphylaxis caused by a medication. In general, I didn't like having to get up early but my experience at the city hospital was much better than I had expected.I recently got a quote from a company brokering health insurance policies in Buenos Aires. The annual cost of the Essential Health policy would be $2,573. That is a great rate. However, I know nothing about the hospitals that accept it. Here's a list. Can anyone share what they know about them?
Hospital de Clínicas, Hospital Durand, Hospital Fernández, Hospital Rivadavia, Hospital Ramos Mejía, Hospital Álvarez, Hospital Argerich, Hospital Vélez Sarsfield, Hospital Penna, Hospital Pirovano
Howdy Hank,OMG! Thanks for letting me know!
This is long overdue - Argentina cannot afford to subsidize healthcare for foreigners. The same goes for education, or any other public benefit.Howdy Hank,
I'm not sure your what your immigration status is here...but I didn't see anyone mention this article I saw recently.
Más provincias analizan cobrarles a los extranjeros la atención en hospitales públicos
Salta comenzó a aplicar los cargos en marzo, mientras que Santa Cruz publicará la resolución para hacer implementar el mismo sistema en las próximas 24 horas. Otras dos provincias tienen proyectos de ley en esa líneawww.infobae.com
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