What is Medicina Prepagada?

By Betsy Burlingame

Summary: Medicina prepagada is a type of prepaid private health insurance offered in Colombia. It is separate from EPS and not based upon income.

Medicina prepagada is a type of prepaid private health insurance offered in Colombia. "Medicina prepagada insurance is not related to your income. I have it and there was zero discussion about my income. My medicina prepagada is through a separate company from my EPS. So when enrolling they had no way to see any information from Sura, my EPS. Prepagada costs have more to do with age and level of coverage," explained one expat.

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About the Author

Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.