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British NHS – National Health Service
After tackling the Australian Medicare System two month ago and the French Sécurité Sociale last month, here comes my piece on the British NHS. I have to admit it was the most difficult one to summarize so far; it is the most integrated healthcare ...
French Sécurité Sociale
After tackling the Australian Medicare System last month, I started working on the French Sécurité Sociale. It took me a bit of time to do justice to the inner beauties and intricacies of the world’s best and most handsome (!) healthcare syst...
150,000$ Question
In an article on the healthcare reforms in the US, Greg Mankiw ask the following question: “Imagine that someone invented a pill even better than the one I take. Let’s call it the Dorian Gray pill, after the Oscar Wilde character. Every day that ...
Obama’s speach on US Healthcare Reforms
Obama rose up to the challenge and delivered a great speech to defend his agenda this morning. One that is at the same time a vibrant manifesto for healthcare reforms, an inspiration for his party to push forward, and a hand extended to the oppositio...
Medicare Australia and Expatriates
I recently did quite a bit of research on the Australian healthcare system and posted my findings on the Lighthouse website. The bottom line is that while the Medicare system does offer great cover to Australians in Australia, it is (1) quite complex...
Two Questions For Those Protected By Their Employers
One thing I realised by sitting down with many expatriates to discuss about their protection needs – or compensation and benefits as some like to call it – is that lots of them rely on their companies to cover them. This is especially tru...
Life is Expensive – A state of the US Healthcare System
A MIDDLE-AGED man felt chest pains. As an executive at IBM, an information-technology firm, he had excellent health insurance, so he went straight to a specialist. His cardiologist put him through a bunch of tests, including a computerised tomography...
Why I recommend Health Insurance Overlap
Should you be working for a company, you most certainly enjoy the benefits of a company-provided health care coverage. It is one of the most common benefits companies provide, and an excellent employee retention program. Some of these policies are ve...
It’s time to feel better - CIGNA
I recently stumbled across this very good “It’s time to feel better” campaign launched by CIGNA in the US of A back in July. It apparently has been quite successful and CIGNA is now preparing to launch phase two in the coming months...
Protection will be a priority in 2009
International demand for good healthcare, life insurance and income protection has been strong over the past few years as more multi-national companies relocate staff globally and increasingly affluent individuals retire younger to warmer climes. Thi...
William Russell November 08 Promotion
William Russell is running an interesting promotion this month. Should you apply for one of their Global Health Elite plans in November, you’ll get a travel insurance for free. The conditions are pretty straight forward and you can discover mor...
Medical Insurance VS Healthcare Assurance
Most people assume that medical and health covers are the same. I actually think they are different for many reasons. One is stated in the here-above post title. You may have noticed I used two different terms to define each type of cover. The firs...
Medical Insurance VS Healthcare Assurance
Most people assume that medical and health covers are the same. I actually think they are different for many reasons. One is stated in the here-above post title. You may have noticed I used two different terms to define each type of cover. The firs...
William Russell Goes Moratorium
As of 1st of September 2008, William Russell introduced a new moratorium option on their policies. In simple english, this means WR has swept away the need for new applicants to declare their previous medical history when filling their applications. ...
3 Reasons to Get Health Insurance Young
Many young people do not have health insurance. I used to not have health insurance. Why would we need one? We are naturally resilient, healthy, and are much less likely to have a serious medical condition than any other age-class. Then why did I g...
Local vs International Medical Insurance
Following on the creation of a dedicated “Protection” Section, I thought it would be interesting to explore the options we expats have regarding Medical insurances abroad. We basically have three choices. The first one is to bet on your h...
Subsidised Fuel or Education & Health?
The news came in 2 days ago. The government abruptly raised the price of subsidised fuel by 40%. This measure was in the “pipeline” for quite some time and recently became necessary to offset the high oil price cost to the public purse. ...
