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Just What Is Good Health Care in the Philippines?

An American retiree in the Philippines recently asked me a very interesting question about emergency services and medical care in general for retirees in the Philippines.  One thing you have to keep in mind, when planning on retiring here, is that in many cases there are no good answers.  You have to think this through [...]

Health Insurance Quotes — Philippines

This article was originally written a few months ago.  It has been significantly corrected, updated and expanded with new, hands-on information.  In addition I have added a note about one of my advertisers at the end, a provider who not only offers health insurance in the Philippines, but provides what appears to be very good [...]

I Don’t Sell This, But You Might Want To Buy

It’s very nearly Open Season for the US Federal Employee (and Retiree) Health Benefits Plan.  This is “Fed Speak” for the special time per year when you can opt-in to the program or change plans, coverage modes, etc.  It will run from 9 November through 14 December 2009.  This has a lot to do with [...]

So How Much Did It Hurt?

As regular readers will recall I have been writing quite a bit about my recent cataract removal/lens insertion operation here in metro Manila, Philippines.
I promise this will be the last for a while, it’s going to be a bit before I decide if I am going to buy a pair of cheap magnifying half-lens glasses [...]

How Much Is A Cataract Operation In The Philippines

As regular readers know I usually try to keep close track of things people are searching for when the find PhilFAQS, the place on line where you learn the FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) about living in the Philippines.  That’s where the title of this post came from.  That specific query has been typed and landed [...]

Blatant Ad Or Life Saving Info

Every so often I have a tendency to mention my advertisers/sponsors here at PhilFAQS.  I try not to make a habit of this, just as I try never to feature anything which is not potentilaly useful.
No matter how seldom I do this, some won’t like it … they want averything free.  Sorry.  I point out [...]

Accredited Hospitals Philippines

I’ve been seeing a lot of searches here on PhilFAQS lately for hospitals in the Philippines who are accredited or approved for TRICARE payment.  (TRICARE is the US Military-provided program for medical care for US military retirees and their dependents.)
There are quite a few hospitals TRICARE accredited, as with so many other questions on [...]

Health Care Here and There

I’ve written more than a few articles about heath care and medical issues in the Philippines.  Occasionally I compare things with the US and other “Western” or “Industrialized” or “First World” nations as well.  In general, health care here in the Philippines could stand a lot of improvement.
But if you read about my learning experiences [...]

3900 Marbles and Government Health Care

Let me ask you folks a question.  I just had a conversation with a lady who wanted to bounce some ideas off me about business.  It was a pleasant conversation, but there was on “take away” from it that still kind of rings in my ear and rattles around in my brain, even an hour [...]

Philippine Living — Eye Surgery and Hidden Assets

As many of you have been reading, I’m recovering nicely from having both my eye lenses replaced in cataract surgery here in the Philippines.  Suring the past few weeks when I wrote about various aspects of the surgery I looked a number of times for inline information about the hospital where my eye doctor practices [...]

Philippine Living — Medical Tourism Two

Based on my recent articles regarding my vision woes … actually, now vision hallelujahs, thank you all very much for the well wishers … My eyes are now working GREAT!
I got to the hospital at 0718 this morning, spent about an hour while my eye was dilated, chatting with a lot of doctor and nursing [...]

Living in the Philippines — More Vision Updates

Don’t worry, I still love ya all (well, I try, anyway), but I will be getting eye number 2 .. the right (dominant) one fixed on the morning of Wednesday, 2 September.  The operation is normally very simple and quick, and I should be ‘seeing’ with that eye immediately, but judging by how the first [...]

Living in the Philippines with Cataracts

I’ve gotten a lot of feedback and more than a few well-wishers from my auricle on getting my tired old eye fixed up here in the Philippines, with or without medical insurance.  Thanks to all who have been commenting/mailing.
But I’ve noticed more than a few people haven’t grasped the concept of what was wrong with [...]

Medical Tourism Philippines?

I’ve been meaning to write more about my recent and still to come eye surgery here in the Philippines, when I came across this article.  I guess, in many ways, I’m just another medical tourist myself.

Insurers aim to save from overseas medical tourism – USATODAY.com
By Tom Murphy, The Associated Press
Elizabeth [...]