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    Politics Salta took stock of two months of charging for health care to foreigners: fewer consultations and savings of $23 million - Infobae

    Salta took stock of two months of charging for health care to foreigners: fewer consultations and savings of $23 million - Infobae Source...
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    Economy Private health companies are preparing to comply with the ruling: when will they present the refund scheme and which companies it covers - Infobae

    Private health companies are preparing to comply with the ruling: when will they present the refund scheme and which companies it covers - Infobae Source...
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    Medical Inflation affects the most precious thing: Health. Private or public healthcare?

    Despite the staggering increases in private healthcare costs, many people have opted to downgrade to lower-priced plans, yet they do everything possible to avoid being without medical coverage. However, there is asegment of the population that has had to drop private coverage and start using...
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    Economy Private health companies (Prepagas): the Government defined how to calculate the fee to pay in May - Infobae

    Private health companies (Prepagas): the Government defined how to calculate the fee to pay in May - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/05/02/prepagas-como-calcular-la-cuota-a-pagar-en-mayo-despues-del-tope-que-fijo-el-gobierno/ May 02, 2024 Companies will be able to...
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    Economy Private health insurance: how much will the May installments go down after the Government's intervention - Infobae

    Private health insurance: how much will the May installments go down after the Government's intervention - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/04/24/prepagas-cuanto-van-a-bajar-las-cuotas-de-mayo-tras-la-intervencion-del-gobierno/ April 24, 2024 At this time, the main...
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    Economy Conflict between the Government and Private health companies: health providers warn that there are 1,670 centers at risk of bankruptcy - Infobae

    Conflict between the Government and private health companies: health providers warn that there are 1,670 centers at risk of bankruptcy - Infobae Source...
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    Economy Private Health Insurance "Prepagas": how the cap on installments will influence April inflation data - Infobae

    Private Health Isurance "Prepagas": how the cap on installments will influence April inflation data - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/04/18/prepagas-como-va-a-influir-el-tope-a-las-cuotas-en-el-dato-de-inflacion-de-abril/ April 18, 2024 If the official order to roll...
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    Economy Pivate Health Insurance : 10 keys to understand the Government's claim, the position of the companies and how much the fees will increase - Infobae

    Private Health Insurance "Prepagas" : 10 keys to understand the Government's claim, the position of the companies and how much the fees will increase - Infobae Source...
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    Economy Private Health Insurance companies analyze whether they abide by the Government's resolution and defend the increases - Infobae

    Private Health Insurance companies analyze whether they abide by the Government's resolution and defend the increases - Infobae Source...
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    Economy What are the private health insurance plans announced by the Government and how much should their prices drop? - Infobae

    What are the private health insurance plans announced by the Government and how much should their prices drop? - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/economia/2024/04/17/cuales-son-las-prepagas-intimadas-por-el-gobierno-y-cuanto-deberian-bajar-sus-precios/ April 17, 2024 The National...
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    Economy The Government will request a precautionary measure to roll back the prices of private health insurance ("prepagas") - La Nación

    The Government will request a precautionary measure to roll back the prices of private health insurance ("prepagas") - La Nación Source: https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/el-gobierno-pedira-una-cautelar-para-retrotraer-los-precios-de-la-medicina-prepaga-nid16042024/ April 16, 2024 This...
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    Politics The Ministry of Health announced savings of $140 billion due to changes in the purchasing system and reductions in subsidies - Infobae

    The Ministry of Health announced savings of $140 billion due to changes in the purchasing system and reductions in subsidies - Infobae Source...
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    Economy This is the true story of private health insurance ("prepagas") and the middle class - Infobae

    This is the true story of private health insurance ("prepagas") and the middle class - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2024/04/10/esta-es-la-verdadera-historia-de-las-prepagas-y-la-clase-media/ April 10, 2024 If you open a pressure cooker with that much built-up pressure...
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    Politics Concern about the increase in dengue cases is one of the axes of the meeting of health ministers from across the country - Infobae

    Concern about the increase in dengue cases is one of the axes of the meeting of health ministers from across the country - Infobae Source...
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    Politics The Government of Salta made it official to charge foreigners for health care - Infobae

    The Government of Salta made it official to charge foreigners for health care - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/02/29/el-gobierno-de-salta-oficializo-el-cobro-de-la-atencion-sanitaria-a-extranjeros/ February 28, 2024 The measure was established by a DNU and will...
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    Politics The Health Union announced a 24-hour national strike on Thursday to demand wage increases-Infobae

    The Health Union announced a 24-hour national strike on Thursday to demand wage increases-Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/02/20/el-sindicato-de-sanidad-anuncio-un-paro-nacional-de-24-horas-el-jueves-en-reclamo-de-aumentos-de-salarios/ February 20, 2024 It was...
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    Politics The day after the CGT strike, the Government displaced the authorities of the Superintendence of Health Services - Infobae

    The day after the CGT strike, the Government displaced the authorities of the Superintendence of Health Services - Infobae Source: https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/01/25/el-dia-despues-del-paro-de-la-cgt-el-gobierno-desplazo-a-las-autoridades-de-la-superintendencia-de-servicios-de-salud/...
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    Medical Can tourists buy health insurance in AR?

    If you are only going to be here for 3 months, why get health insurance? There is free public health care here. In the event that you need to go to the hospital for anything serious, you could use a public hospital. For anything routine, doctors visits are not expensive to pay out of pocket if...
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    Newcomer Prices - Health Insurance

    With some talk in the other thread about prices, I thought it might be useful to provide an extract of some of the information the lovely girls in Personal in my office gave me this week - for 3 of the larger health service providers, monthly prices in pesos. The name of the plan is in italics...
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    Medical Local health insurance that accepts pre-existing conditions

    I am a US veteran with injuries (from an overseas deployment) that require semi-annual procedures to reduce the pain. Because I intend to retire here, I would like to purchase general health insurance. However, so far, OSDE and Swiss Medical have essentially told me to pound sand. I was told...
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