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KarenAD
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Thank you, cks. Your advice is going to be tremendously helpful! I was just beginning to lose hope...
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spiral78
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Location: On a Short Leash
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Docs in the CR are currently on strike, tho  |
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cks
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| Really? I heard that the Ukranian docs are taking their places now, but this is what someone told me a month ago, I have been away from CR for a year now. I still have experienced better medical care abroad than in my own country. I am currently living in a town in the Rep of Georgia that has an EU peace keeping mission. I have discussions with the monitors from various EU countries daily and they all are surprised by the American healthcare system. Doc bills, premiums, co-pays, pre-existing conditions are something that they have never heard about before. But of course this is a political discussion that goes in circles. |
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jr1965
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| Is the language barrier a great problem? How is this handled? |
I speak Spanish but both of the private doctors I visited in Madrid spoke English. I believe the front desk staff also spoke some English�which is important for making the appointment if you don�t speak Spanish. If you�re interested in the names of clinics I went to, let me know. Both were excellent.
It was the times when I went to the regular doctor (i.e., the one covered by social security) or had to take my daughter that I found it especially important to be able to speak Spanish�to both communicate with the doctor and the staff in the clinic. If you are concerned about a language barrier, perhaps there will be someone you can take with you to one of your first visits once you're covered under the national health plan.
Another thought: If Spain is the place where you secure a teaching position, contact the closest US embassy in the country and get a list of clinics where English is spoken. I recall the embassy in Madrid providing this for American expats on request. Perhaps this info is even available on their website now. |
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cks
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| You are a great help for her JR, but she cannot secure a position in Spain with her U.S passport; she will have to head further East. |
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