Rather than bury this in the current health insurance post, I wanted to blare this to all US expats. St. Luke's likely the RP's pre-eminent hospital, ACCEPTS SOME MEDICARE AND US SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE!!
This stunning - to me at least - information was discovered on the net under St. Luke's Hospital site. If it's well-known to you long-timers, my apologies but for the rest, read on.
There are limitations but they can be achieved by changing Medicare providers I think though NOT sure. My Medicare is an Advantage plan with an AARP supplemental via United Healthcare.
This changes my calculus on living (and dying) in the RP as I can medvac to Manila if I live elsewhere or pay the price of Manila living for the security of St. Luke's care with Medicare and my supplemental coverage already paid for so I wouldn't need other coverage.. One could geographically extend residency North to Subic or South Tagaytay and still be covered by St. Lukes with pre-arranged ambulance transport.
There's a deal in there somewhere and this is great news to me and, I hope, many of you.
