Interest in
Costa Rica
Health Care is
Nothing to
Sneeze at
On Thursday,
April 22, more
than 700 people
attended an
online seminar
to learn more
about health
care in Costa
Rica. Presented
by Hacienda
Matapalo
Executive Vice
President Brian
Albury, the 60
minute
comprehensive
presentation
included an
overview of
Costa Rica’s
health care
system and
details on how
it worked.
“The 723
attendees for
this particular
eSeminar were
the most we have
ever had in the
two years since
we started
providing this
complimentary
service,” said
Albury.
“What the number
of participants
tells us is that
it is one of the
most important
topics for those
who are looking
at Costa Rica
from both a
lifestyle and
investment
opportunity
perspective.”
When radio
personality Rush
Limbaugh told
his listeners
that if U.S.
President Barack
Obama’s health
care bill passed
the House and
Senate, he would
move to Costa
Rica, not only
did it further
the debate
between
Democrats and
Republicans, but
it drew
attention to
Costa Rica’s
universal health
care system and
both sides of
the political
aisle agreed it
was the best
health care
system in all of
the Americas.
But what can one
actually expect
when living in
Costa Rica?
As with any
nationalized
program, one can
expect red tape
and long waiting
periods, but
despite that,
the quality of
Costa Rica's
health care is
excellent.
Private high
quality health
care is
available
throughout the
country and very
affordable. Many
doctors speak
English and are
U.S., Canadian
and/or European
trained. There
are several
large private
hospitals in
Costa Rica which
cater to
expatriates who
live in the
country
including the
85,000 square
foot
state-of-the-art
Hospital de Osa,
located in the
town of Cortez.
The World Health
Organization
frequently ranks
Costa Rica among
the top
countries for
long life
expectancy,
ahead of the
U.S., Canada and
Great Britain
(even though the
per-capita
income of Costa
Ricans is about
one-tenth that
of the U.S.).
Arguably, one of
the reasons for
this is the
slower pace of
life in Costa
Rica and of
course, the
healthy, fresh,
non-preservative
foods found
there and the
tropical climate
doesn’t hurt
either. Costa
Rica is just a
healthy place to
live.
To ensure
everybody has
had the
opportunity to
watch and hear
about this
important topic,
Hacienda
Matapalo has
posted the
presentation in
its entirety
online at
http://haciendamatapalo.com.
Each month the
leadership of
Hacienda
Matapalo
provides various
eSeminars to the
general public
free of charge
on a variety of
topics ranging
from weather
conditions in
Costa Rica to
sport fishing to
investment
opportunities.
Several archived
presentations
are available
online.
The next
complimentary
eSeminar is on
Wednesday, May
19, from 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
Eastern Time as
Albury will
present a
comprehensive
comparison
between Costa
Rica and other
retirement/investment
destinations
such as Panama,
Nicaragua,
Belize and other
places.
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