Studying Abroad Medical Insurance

keepittoyourself
Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:05:47 +0000

It’s nice to know about the UK national health care since she will be 1 year.
If you have multiple, which do they use?



Medical care in the UK is completely free at the point of use (no bills or copays or insurance or any of that nonsense). If she really wanted, she could choose to ‘go private’ and pay using her American insurance. I can think of no reason why she would, since American insurance always leaves you paying something.

People go private if they want to be seen in a slightly plusher facility, or a little bit quicker for non-urgent surgery. It’s generally agreed that medical standards are lower in private facilities than in NHS ones.