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What is the difference between private health insurance and EPS insurance?

By Betsy Burlingame

Summary: They have basic and private insurance, I think I am under EPS but I don't bother with it. I pay cash, and I am fortunate enough I can get medical care in US or UK as I wouldn't go to Colombian doctor for anything serious.

"They have basic and private insurance, I think I am under EPS but I don't bother with it. I pay cash, and I am fortunate enough I can get medical care in US or UK as I wouldn't go to Colombian doctor for anything serious," remarked one expat in a discussion about the cost of living in Colombia.

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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.