Costa Rica is already established as a destination for patients looking to receive quality health care at reasonable prices, but a new program at Metropolitano Hospital in San José aims to draw U.S. veterans with a special program of benefits geared toward former service members.
Jeanette Varela, Metropolitano Hospital’s international insurance coordinator, said the new program will launch this month.
“We felt the need to start this program,” Varela said, “because there are many veterans in Costa Rica who have had lots of trouble buying their medications because other places won’t accept their insurance.”
Metropolitano Hospital will work with several insurance providers for veterans, including Tricare for Life, FMP, Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Cigna International. Varela said that although the program initially will cover only the cost of prescription drugs, there is potential to expand to other treatments. For prescriptions, she said, patients will be responsible for only 25 percent co-pay.
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