Any American citizens who live as expats and are retirees, what do you do about

[raccoon]

healthcare if you aren't married to a citizen of that country and you don't have dual citizenship?

I understand that Medicare doesn't pay for health care outside the US.

[Tess49]

1. I'd like to know as well. n/t

[angstlessk]

2. Yes...we retires want to emmigrate

[Tess49]

4. Count me in. My older brother and I are checking a few places out.

[Freethinker65]

3. Kick

[matt819]

5. There are companies in Europe that have plans

I had one with a company in Denmark while I was living in South Africa. I can't remember the details but I was happy with it.

Also depending on healthcare where you end up you might also want a medevac policy. It used to be assumed that you would medevac to the us but you definitely want s plan that allows you to go wherever you want. there are lots of options

[raccoon]

6. Thanks. nt

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. If you qualify for UK permanent residence you get NHS healthcare

there are probably similar rules in other countries with single-payer systems; if you live somewhere you generally have to obtain permanent residence (equivalent to a green card) even if you don't acquire citizenship.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Depends upon the country.

Some years ago we obtained permanent resident visas in Panama, but between financial/labor issues in the development
we were buying into there and having our house burn down here and then Obama was elected and we felt less need to
plan having a home out of the US. However, Panama does have excellent and affordable health care.

International Living is a good source for info on health care for expats in various countries.

Here's Panama info: https://internationalliving.com/2016/04/healthcare-in-panama-excellent-medical-at-50-off-u-s-costs/

We also more recently looked at Bonaire and if you obtain permanent resident status there you are entitled to use their health care system, although
if you have need to go off island for more involved treatment, you could go back to the US and use your Medicare.

When we were looking at Belize, we discovered that many ex-pats go to Mexico for health care. We did a two week trip looking at different locations
all over Belize, and one of our visits was to a clinic in Mexico--just over the border--and the ex-pats who organize the trip had been living there since the late '80's and had nothing but good to say about the care they'd received in Mexico (and much less costly, too).