New Zealand Health Care 101
Not only does New Zealand promise an endless adventure for the thrill-seeking travelers, but also an outstanding Health Care system for expats with excellent emergency care for visitors.
“Life expectancy at birth is 80.2 years, six-months longer than the UK. New Zealanders generally get value for money. The country spent less on health care than 14 developed countries in a 2010 study – and expenditure does not necessarily correlate to outcomes. Expenditure per head was a mere US$2,510, (£1,547) compared to the US at US$7,290.
This relatively efficient performance is partly due to a mix of public and private health care. There is strong uptake of private health insurance (as in Australia), partially triggered by long waits for state hospital treatment.”
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Increase In Health Insurance Premiums Woes Expats
With the stubbornly increasing health care cost and rising of claims, many expats will feel the pinch of insurance premiums up to 15 percent.
Insurers typically chose around April to begin raising rates, so if you haven’t purchased a policy yet, now may be just the time.
“The rises reflect not only “medical inflation” – such as the introduction of new scanning procedures – but a rise in the volume of claims.
Health care costs had shot up in parts of the world that had been stable in the past, said Mr Apps. “More insurers will look at places with very high costs – such as Hong Kong – and adjust prices.”
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Expats Favor Their Home Country’s Health Standards
According to a recent survey made by Bupa International, expats consider the health care standard in their home country much better that what they have in their new home.
Around 1,034 expatriates participated in the survey that shows that 44 per cent of expats are not satisfied with the health care standards in the country which they are working, or their new country of residence. Aside from the varying standard of health care in the expat’s new home, the language barrier is said to be the major cause of dissatisfaction among expats.
“One in five - equivalent to around 38 million people around the globe - believe that their health has deteriorated since they moved abroad. The research also showed that one in five expats would prefer to be treated outside their country of residence if they fell seriously ill.”
However, it’s not all bad news:
“Depsite their lack of faith in their new homes’ health care standards, over half (50.5 per cent) of expats surveyed said that they feel happiest in their current country of residence.”
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Qatar’s health care facilities target expatriate
workers
Health Care is becoming a key factor in expats’ choice of location. As the GCC region becomes one of the top expat destinations, Qatar is making a buzz with the improvements in health car facilities for expatriates. “The new strategy of the government to boost private investment in the health sector would result in better healthcare services in the country at competitive prices, a senior official of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has said. Foreigners are now allowed to invest in the health sector in Qatar without a local partner. In line with the new government policy, the SCH has entered into a strategic partnership with the private sector to run the new hospitals and health centres that will be established exclusively for expatriate workers.”
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