Anonymous
Post 03/17/2023 19:48     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
There are some excellent state of the art hospitals in Bangkok. Went to one to get a vaccine. The doctor who was fluent in English told me to go to my doctor back home bc he noticed an irregularity in something unrelated.
The Thai doctor was absolutely right.

Had a very very good doctor in Tokyo as well. Totally different approach to medicine.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2023 16:58     Subject: Re:At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
I think it depends on how complicated the issue was. If it's truly a unique condition, I would stay in the US. But, things like cancer, care in other countries would be fine, but ymmv.

I don't know anything about care in the Philippines.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2023 16:55     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
IDK what y'all consider so meritorious about hospital care in America. Medical errors are one of the largest causes of death here. Hospitals are not safe places.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2023 22:47     Subject: Re:At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?

OP -I t is important to consider if there was a sudden major health care event, the care within the hospital or rehab setting is certainly key, but then what ------ meaning what would the services be for a foreigner who may not have a strong circle of support to get to follow-up appointment, get to any chemo sessions or therapy sessions even for say a knee replacement. Also, on the housing front to deal with food, laundry, home care?? It is one thing to visit or even live in a country in your 20s or even early 30s with youthful exuberance and great health, but the years can have a toll. Do your research and if there was the opportunity much as a retiree might investigate a place, go to the desired location for a couple of weeks to try get a more daily life view of the city or other setting. Perhaps through travel web sites there are discussions of related topics. Also, have you thought of doing a home or apartment switch with someone from the related country to see what a short, but longer term stay might be like.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2023 16:54     Subject: Re:At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/best-healthcare-in-the-world

The countries with the highest rated health care systems of course will not be cheap to retire in.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2023 15:43     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
Not much without an advocate present.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2023 14:07     Subject: Re:At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
none, sorry
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 18:44     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
i actually have some experience with this as a 40-something year old person and will never again just assume that having basic health needs met will be enough.

while living in Latin America, i had an acute medical emergency that required 1 week in the hospital, a cocktail of drugs, and a midnight emergency surgery. it was a rare medical situation even for the hospital, it wasn't clear for a couple of days what they were dealing with, but luckily i was at a top private hospital in the neighborhood in which i lived and the doctors there truly saved my life.

i clearly was traumatised by my experience, but i would absolutely put availability of excellent healthcare beyond just basic health needs being met on the top of my list if/when considering to retire abroad. you never know when something "comes up".
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2023 17:17     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
Anonymous wrote:It depends on the country. Thailand, yes. Philippines, no.


say more
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2023 14:23     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
It depends on the country. Thailand, yes. Philippines, no.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2023 14:22     Subject: Re:At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?

I think it would depend upon where you decided to retire and whether you had family in a home country or some sort of friend/business ties there that could help you evaluate such a question. I think you would need to do your research on how nonresidents would be treated in the country's health system for big things such as an emergency surgery, sudden diagnosis as for a cardiac condition in need of surgery or cancer in need of immediate treatment? Is there a state system with managed care and wait times for even diagnosis follow-up? How to non-residents get into such a health care system? Is there a way to purchase health insurance abroad in the country you want to go to? I saw in another post that you can still retain Medicare health insurance here, so you want to be up on the rules and how you pay for continuing coverage here, too. Again, besides the health care system itself, there would be the issue of circle of support from others that would be important to evaluate. Likely the more well off you are, the more options on this question exist.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2023 12:04     Subject: At what level of care would you feel uncomfortable recieving in a hospital outside of america?
I started looking into areas outside of America for retirement. When discussing with friends, healthcare... for example in the Philippines, seem to make others uneasy. I assumed that if health issues are complicated, stay in America. Do you feel even basic health issues would concern you?