Health Insurance for Foreign Visitors & Residents
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June 2006
I'm an Italian citizen with permanent residence status. I
currently have health insurance coverage in the U.S., which I pay
for ($300-400 per month). I am moving back to Italy and want to
know how and when I will be legally covered in Italy. It is in my
best financial interest to discontinue the expensive American
health insurance plan ASAP after my return to Italian soil. How
can I get reliable information about this? Any advice from fellow
Italian citizens would be greatly appreciated.
grazie mil
I am an Italian citizien living here in berkeley. obviously I have a private insurance and as
for everybody I am constantly fighting to have my medical bill claim paid by the insurance
which by the way is apparently one of the best (Blue shield of California, ppo).
I would interrupt the USA coverage as soon as you go back in Italy. First, as you well know
you don't need to be insured to be treated and second even if you will need in the future a
private consult for which you will have to pay, I doubt your american insurance will accept
to cover you. If you want to get a private insurance get an italian one that works on the
territory. One of the last good resource left in our country is the avability for everyone
of the medical coverage. let's enjoy till it will last!!!.
have fun back home
Cristiana
Feb 2004
What available health insurance is there for spouse which has a
green card (immigrant Visa status)?
She is arriving 4th month pregnant; I understood insurance is
difficult due to ''pre-existing conditions''. I understood there
are some state-funded for the low-income (MediCal? Alameda
alliance?), but it might be problematic for a new immigrant,
esp. with existing pregnancy.
I'm a PhD in UC Berkeley, with a US nationality, but their
advisor offered no help at all.
Thanks!! Ran
Dear Ran-
As a UCB graduate student, you can purchase health insurance
for your wife through University Health Services in the Tang
Center:
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/insurance/families.shtml
You should contact UHS Insurance to find out if any of the
plans have restrictions for a pre-existing pregnancy:
(510) 642-5700
Good luck and congratulations!
Anon
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