I don't know if I should wade in here or not with my limited information. Unlike Lacoqueta, I am an OLDER older person. I did not look thoroughly for insurance but when I found out it would cost me $800 US a month for insurance here in BA at the source I did look, I decided against any insurance at all. I never eat refined food, eat almost all raw, fresh vegetable juice, as much organic as I can get and so on, and am never sick unless I miss my coffee (my one violation of the rules) and I can get a serious headache in that case.
BUT . . . four years ago I fell in Santiago Chile and cut my face wide open on a construction site. A bystander offered to take me to the hospital, fortunately my son was there with his great Spanish, it was on a Sunday. I went to the emergency room, saw two doctors, my son insisted on a plastic surgeon who came from home, spent a couple hours doing a great job doing repairs and they allowed my son in the room with us, gave me a call back date to remove the stitches. Total cost $650 US. The care was fantastic, the doctors were darling. I figured I'd have to have it redone in the States but you can't see it. I don't know how much things have changed but that my experience in Chile.
Although I pay my own medical care (I don't live off Argentina's generosity) I also fell here in the building and my wrist looked broken--had a large protrusion. My neighbor in alarm took me to the nearest hospital which is a free one. They x-rayed, told me it wasn't broken and explained the protrusion, tried to help me see a specialist and I said no I'll wait and see if I need it, they put a half cast on my arm to keep it stable, which came off in two weeks without my returning to the doctor. I am fine.
Maybe this will give you a little helpful information to add in with the rest.
BUT . . . four years ago I fell in Santiago Chile and cut my face wide open on a construction site. A bystander offered to take me to the hospital, fortunately my son was there with his great Spanish, it was on a Sunday. I went to the emergency room, saw two doctors, my son insisted on a plastic surgeon who came from home, spent a couple hours doing a great job doing repairs and they allowed my son in the room with us, gave me a call back date to remove the stitches. Total cost $650 US. The care was fantastic, the doctors were darling. I figured I'd have to have it redone in the States but you can't see it. I don't know how much things have changed but that my experience in Chile.
Although I pay my own medical care (I don't live off Argentina's generosity) I also fell here in the building and my wrist looked broken--had a large protrusion. My neighbor in alarm took me to the nearest hospital which is a free one. They x-rayed, told me it wasn't broken and explained the protrusion, tried to help me see a specialist and I said no I'll wait and see if I need it, they put a half cast on my arm to keep it stable, which came off in two weeks without my returning to the doctor. I am fine.
Maybe this will give you a little helpful information to add in with the rest.
