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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:26am
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Tony101

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Hi all, anyone out there can recommend a good and trusted healthcare insurance provider. 

killjoy

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:34am

killjoy

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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:34am

Enquire at any insurance broker (corredor de seguros) and before signing anythings carefully read the smallprint (in most cases you will desist).

Kelvin1960

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36am

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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:36am

You should bear in mind ....

It isn't just about cost. Don't just choose the cheapest policy. When you gain Residency/Visa/TIE, your PHI will, at least for a while, become your only source of healthcare. So accessibility and quality are the important factors.

My wife and I have our health insurance with DKV. My wife became seriously ill in 2019, and they have been absolutely fantastic. 

BUT we have had to travel to obtain treatment and tests, mostly to the Quiron Hospital in Murcia. We have also used (I think) 8 or 9 other medical facilities in Murcia, Elche and Torrevieja. 

This seems to be quite normal. We have met numerous other people "doing the rounds" - each having different insurers.

Into the detail .... insurers may quote the various clinics and hospitals that they use, but in reality, they pick and choose exactly what services they contract for at which hospital. So if your insurer's brochure says that they use (say) Quiron or IMED hospitals/clinics, the city you have to go to depends on the medical service you need.   

We use a GP in our village (not the health centre) and she acts as the gateway into the DKV system - and she is very good at it. 

Our local GP works with DKV (which may be why our local insurance broker recommended DKV). So it seems that the most important thing is to have an insurer who works with your local GP.

We have a neighbour who uses a different insurer. Her nearest insurer-affiliated GP is 50 minutes away by car. 



Jennifer67

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:32am

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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:32am

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Greg99

Posted: Sat May 8, 2021 11:56am

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Posted: Sat May 8, 2021 11:56am

I also have a policy with DKV and am very happy with it. We can use the private hospital in Aquas Vivas 10km our side of Xativa and also the big private medical center in Alzira. The only issue we have is the price! We use an English insurance broker in Javier and they can sort out any complicated admin on our behalf. 

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