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OBwannabe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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 Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:40 pm Post subject: How long for health care to kick in? |
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Does anyone know how long it takes for the health care program to kick in after receiving your E2 visa? I've applied for the visa, but they say I can pick up my ARC card in 3 weeks. Unfortunately I'm getting sick and I think it will require medication.
Also, any idea how much a visit to the dr. will cost without insurance? |
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b0101
Joined: 24 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Medical care is pretty cheap here even without insurance. I don't know how long health insurance takes to kick in (part of it depends on when your employer sends in the paperwork), but you are covered from the first day of your contract. If you go to the dr or pharmacy and pay yourself you can go back and get reimbursed for the insurance portion as long as it is within the same month I believe. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: How long for health care to kick in? |
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| OBwannabe wrote: |
Does anyone know how long it takes for the health care program to kick in after receiving your E2 visa? I've applied for the visa, but they say I can pick up my ARC card in 3 weeks. Unfortunately I'm getting sick and I think it will require medication.
Also, any idea how much a visit to the dr. will cost without insurance? |
If you are at a hagwon the chances are that your National Health Care will never "kick in". Pay the bill and get your director to pay 1/2.
If you are at a public school you should get your card/booklet shortly (30-60 days) after you get your ARC.
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OBwannabe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:57 am Post subject: Re: How long for health care to kick in? |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| OBwannabe wrote: |
Does anyone know how long it takes for the health care program to kick in after receiving your E2 visa? I've applied for the visa, but they say I can pick up my ARC card in 3 weeks. Unfortunately I'm getting sick and I think it will require medication.
Also, any idea how much a visit to the dr. will cost without insurance? |
If you are at a hagwon the chances are that your National Health Care will never "kick in". Pay the bill and get your director to pay 1/2.
If you are at a public school you should get your card/booklet shortly (30-60 days) after you get your ARC.
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Cheers ttompatz, but my last two academies were legit and everything was taken care of. I do have my suspicions about this one however. I has to do a lot of negotiating to get them to agree to pay their half of the NHIS but have only been on the job a week so it will be awhile before I can confirm whether they are, or not.
But I need a dr now! |
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