Yesterday, hate-mongering radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh told his 13.5 million dittoheads he was moving to Costa Rica after health care passes. Reader Matt Dean responded by sharing with me the following from Internationalliving.com:
Costa Rica’s Government-Run Health Care System
“With a government-sponsored network of more than 30 hospitals and more than 250 clinics throughout the country, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) has primary responsibility for providing low-cost health care services to the Costa Rican populace. Although sometimes overburdened, this system has worked well for Costa Ricans for the past 60 or so years. Open not just to Costa Rican residents, the CCSS provides affordable medical service to any foreign resident or visitor. Foreigners living in Costa Rica can join the CCSS by paying a small monthly fee–based on income–or they can buy health insurance from the state monopoly Instituto de Seguro Nacional (INS), valid with over 200 affiliated doctors, hospitals, labs, and pharmacies in the private sector.”
The site mentions that Costa Rica does offer private health care as well, stating,
“Many of the country’s highly trained physicians and some dentists work in the mornings for the CCSS [government-run health care system] and operate their own offices and clinics in the afternoons and evenings.”
Have a good time Rush!