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[SuppaTime]

Anyone know if you can still get expat health insurance if you have high blood pressure? Thanks ..... Suppa

[tedkarma]

Usually pre-existing conditions are excluded from coverage for certain periods of time. Sometimes for two to five years - depends on the policy.

Since high blood pressure is a fairly easy condition to treat and manage (usually), I would suggest to go ahead and apply and see what comes up.

Many expat policies do not require a physical prior to insuring you, but many of them are horrendously expensive.

Check this page for more info on different policies. I use KW Batten - but it requires (these days) UK citizenship. I got in before it was required. But try the quotes particularly from GOODHEALTH etc on this page:

http://phuketdelight.com/medical.htm