Hello all, I'm recently retired and relocating to PR in a few months I have current healthcare with Cigna thru the company I worked for . I stayed with them because they seem to be less expensive than Obamacare and offered decent services minus the Dental . My concern is after I move if I ever needed to return to U.S. for any serious medical issues I do not want to drop them after hearing about the sub-standard issues in PR. So does anyone know what providers will accept coverage in both PR and the U.S.? I tried calling Cigna but talked to very incompetent person with conflicting information. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated thank you... Johnny
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Guest9532
04 April 2015 21:31:19
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Schuttzie
04 April 2015 22:17:08
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Hello, and welcome! We have Blue Cross Blue Shield which I understand is there in PR but I don't know if our policy is accepted there yet. Hopefully, someone will come along and have some answers for you.
Guest9532
05 April 2015 02:09:07
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Thank you , blue cross blue shield you have to be a certain age to qualify for ? I don't know ? But thanks for the warm welcome !!!!
We're moving WHERE?
09 April 2015 01:27:05
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Not sure what your concern or question is: who is going to deny you coverage?? Medicare???? this is the US for better or worse. If you sign up for a local plan through MCS or Triple S you will be covered for medicare no matter where you go and here you will get about 99% services including dental and eye care. when you go to the mainland, you can switch to Medicare and AARP or another plan.... I use MCS and have no issues; my issues were with Medicare since if you are a PR resident you don't automaticall get part B Medicare, you must GO to the office and APPLY for it. this is stupid medicare and the stupid inequality of the laws.... nothing to do with health care.... Frankly, i think the medical care is pretty good here in the metro area.
Guest9532
09 April 2015 02:36:01
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Hello thanks for your response! I am just 55yts old so I don't think I qualify for Medicare or Medicaid. My concern is if I drop coverage in the U.S. And get Triple S or other health insurance in PR and then at some point I would want to return to US for surgery or any procedure that I would no longer be able to . My current company retiree health plan is good and very reasonably priced but they have told me if I were to drop them and not have another recognized plan they would not allow me to re-enter their plan again. So thru Cigna I'm trying to find out if they will cover me in both PR and the U.S.
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