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I'd say yes. Those are accrued benefits and should be independent of where the person is living. Same goes for their SS check, private or public pension check and so forth.....assuming they are still satisfying any tax obligations to the US.
More people would retire abroad if they knew they'd have most of their medical costs paid for. Good for the economy of the host country and for the US because tax dollars we've paid in all of our working lives would go much farther in countries with lower costs.
Medicare doesn't even cover people traveling overseas.
Shocker for the kiddos ...... Medicare is NOT "free" - it's the most expensive Insurance I've ever had in my life.
I’m actually going to retire in the Philippines from age 63 until the wife turns 65 and then weigh my options. Health care cheap in Cebu and fairly good quality.
Medicare doesn't even cover people traveling overseas.
Shocker for the kiddos ...... Medicare is NOT "free" - it's the most expensive Insurance I've ever had in my life.
Most people think old folks go to any doctor for free. I used to think that. Then I found out, via helping a befuddled relative, that they pay a monthly Medicare premium and also have copays like any other health insurance. I don't recall if she had a deductible or not. She lost most of her long time doctors who didn't take Medicare and wound up going to a few quacks who seemed to work on a volume basis.
Medicare doesn't even cover people traveling overseas.
Can people over 65 even get travel health insurance? Think of all the retirees who finally have time to travel. That never occured to me before. Sounds risky.
Most people think old folks go to any doctor for free. I used to think that. Then I found out, via helping a befuddled relative, that they pay a monthly Medicare premium and also have copays like any other health insurance. I don't recall if she had a deductible or not. She lost most of her long time doctors who didn't take Medicare and wound up going to a few quacks who seemed to work on a volume basis.
My deductible is around $3,000 per year & then I still pay a percentage of fees -
but I have the most basic Medicare.
You can get all kinds of fancy Advantage programs - my parents were paying over $2,000 a month for the 2 of them on Medicare ..... the program that Bernie and the Socialists say will be FREE-FREE-FREE.
The Sheeple will believe almost anything that a Leftist tells them ..... they never bother to check the truth.
Sure, so long as they come back to the US for treatment.
Why? Healthcare is much cheaper anywhere else. So that would save money.
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