Are healthcare and health insurance expensive in Cascais?

When we asked expats in Cascais if healthcare and health insurance are expensive in Cascais, they wrote...

"Healthcare and health insurance in Cascais can be expensive, depending on the type of coverage and services needed. Private health insurance is available, but it can be costly and may not cover all medical expenses. Public healthcare is also available, but it may not cover all medical expenses either. In general, healthcare and health insurance in Cascais can be expensive, but there are options available to help make it more affordable," explained one expat living in Cascais, Portugal.

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"Expensive- relative to what? Compared to our former California prices, not at all. Cost in Cascais is no more expensive than comparable care in the rest of Portugal. Top-of-the-line insurance just got more expensive for elders, but it covers much more than comparable US plans like Medicare + supplement + out-of-pocket. The quality of CUF care, for example, is excellent. Prescription drug prices are way below the US (although non-prescription supplements are much higher). For example, my heart/cholesterol drugs are about 12 euros a month (and totally reimbursed by our top-of-line health insurance.) "List prices" of hospital care and surgery are much lower than in the US with comparable medical expertise and treatment. We, and our friends have had some serious medical events and we are very satisfied with the level of care," said another expat in Cascais, Portugal.