Posted on 12/03/2013 3:02:19 PM PST by Be Careful
Why not? Can Obama dictate the type of payments that doctors can and cannot accept? Is this part of Obamacare? This company, while geared toward travelers, seems to be based in Belize. http://offshorehealthinsurance.com/ Perhaps they can grow their market.
Why not, the good doctors will have their offices and hospitals right next door.
Dem Heads will explode. LOL
HI! I am not sure what you mean?
Medical tourism. Google it.
HI...yes, I know what MT is. But, my point is that perhaps an average person can buy their insurance from an offshore company as a way to be covered here at home in a normal way, without having to travel to or move to Panama or Belize. This would be an ‘end-around’ to the exchanges.
And, if you did not have a tax refund owing, no penalty could be enforced.
If one is a resident of Guam or Puerto Rico, does the 0bama CACA govern?
All the reasons that come to my head for why I wouldn’t do this seem like they also apply to O’Care.
Identity theft, crappy doctor network, no oversight...
At least they can’t fine me for not buying their product.
No non Obamacare insurance will be tolerated in any form.
Unless something changes quickly this country will have capital flight and severe brain drain problems.
In a few years you will need papers to transfer $$ outside the country in any form.
Precious metals will be verboten.
Anything of high value that is compact will be closely watched. jewels, bitcoins, artworks..whatever.
Eventually you will need exit papers to escape this paradise... taking no cash with you in any form.
Ultimately force will be used to keep those deemed of value in the country.
We were discussing some kind of “religious” work-arounds several weeks ago:
Healthcare Sharing Ministries Provide Christ-Honoring Alternative to Insurance Under Obamacare
http://christiannews.net/2013/10/12/obamacare-insurance-exemption-for-christians-provides-opportunity-to-grow-kingdom-of-god/
Faith-based, health-sharing ministries
http://frugalnurse.com/2013/10/faith-based-health-sharing-ministries/
Economics.
National health care is the unavoidable consequence of government force used in the health marketplace. No private organization can compete with the government.
When the government is the only provider they cannot possibly raise the funds necessary to treat everyone, so they must ration care and eventually cut expenditures to providers (read: pay doctors so little they are slaves).
To keep doctors working for the government, they will outlaw any medical service doctors render to other than the government. The good doctors will move offshore before the wall goes up or their license is pulled. Once out of the country while still in good standing, the Feds are screwed.
But don't worry, the quacks will stay and treat you until you die.
Wow......this is an amazing mission field opportunity
The way these plans are set up, it's not the individual's best interests they'll be protecting. I could see real potential for having doctors giving for-fee physical checkups as an offered service in resorts, casinos and cruise ships. I could see potential for countries setting up health clinics for US citizens who want individual health care.
I'm also wondering if it will be beneficial for people to get sick away from home and have a doctor who is not totally controlled by the insurance company, but they have to reimburse. It was with the HMO I had until three years ago. (when Medicare kicked in)
“If one is a resident of Guam or Puerto Rico, does the 0bama CACA govern?”
No, not fully. The employer and individual mandates do not apply to Puerto Rico. Neither do the exchanges. Except for the standardized policy coverage requirements, the healthcare in Puerto Rico is mostly untouched.’
We already have hospitals and large medical practices preparing for medical tourism.
Insurance companies have to be licensed in every state and compliant with laws.
Caution.
Do they actually pay? Will local doctors/medical facilities accept them?
Most facilities and medical personnel are restricted under the state insurance commissions.
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I had a ‘minor’ health policy about 25 years ago. Its pay-outs were minimal and easily exceeded as a result of any medical procedure.
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Read the fine print.
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Make sure they are not one of the many scams that have sprung up in recent years.
No non Obamacare insurance will be tolerated in any form.
Unless something changes quickly this country will have capital flight and severe brain drain problems.
In a few years you will need papers to transfer $$ outside the country in any form.
Precious metals will be verboten.
Anything of high value that is compact will be closely watched. jewels, bitcoins, artworks..whatever.
Eventually you will need exit papers to escape this paradise... taking no cash with you in any form.
Ultimately force will be used to keep those deemed of value in the country.
But on the bright side..
The boarders will finely be sealed.. :/
How does Medical Tourism worked when you need your appendix removed by emergency?
I’m thinking that instead of casinos, they should start building clinics and hospitals on Indian Reservations
It doesn’t, that’s why we have emergency rooms. But for cancer, plastic surgery, heart surgery, joints, etc...
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