Choosing expat health insurance
Finding the best health insurance plan is an essential part of moving abroad. Waiting until you’re in the country or, worse, until you’re ill, could leave you with huge medical… Read more »
Category: Global Health Topics
What does travel insurance actually cover?
An online survey, conducted by market research agency Atomik in December 2015, found that 19% of British expats-to-be believed their travel insurance would cover all healthcare costs when abroad. What’s… Read more »
International coalition to fight global epidemics launched in Davos
Last week a global coalition of governments, foundations and pharmaceutical industries used the World Economic Forum in Davos as a platform to announce the creation of an international partnership to… Read more »
Lack of healthcare jobs hinders achievement of universal healthcare
A recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that around 50 million jobs are lacking to address the requirements for global health coverage. The goal of achieving universal healthcare… Read more »
U.S healthcare reform balances on election results
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was signed into law by president Obama in October 2010, approximately 42 million Americans went without health insurance. By the end of… Read more »
Is healthcare beneficial to happiness?
With health such a top priority for many expats, we began to wonder why. Does good healthcare really affect our happiness and is it beneficial for a good quality of… Read more »
Expats could be without health cover when they need it most
Expats are often only realising the gaps in their private healthcare when they need it the most. Many employers attract expats to their company with the promise of private health… Read more »
Preventing homesickness in expat employees
Hiring foreign employees has a lot of pros, but there are additional duties that come with being an expat employer. Your expat employees have changed their whole lifestyle to work… Read more »
Getting contraception when you live abroad
When moving abroad, there are many important matters to consider, but one that is often forgotten is contraception. With all the stress that comes with a major move, it’s easy… Read more »
Brexit could create new health insurance market
Now that the Brexit referendum is taking place at the end of the month, health insurers will be keeping an eye open for potential new markets if Britain decides to… Read more »