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The healthcare system in Germany is likely to be widely different from the system in your homeland. Our editor offers a brief guide of the healthcare section.Take time to find out how expat medical care works to make sure that your health coverage is to your preferred standard.
That's especially important if you plan to have a baby abroad. Look for Expatica’s practical guide to the healthcare system in Germany.
Choosing a doctor
Choosing a doctor in Germany for yourself and your family is your first order of business. Use word of mouth or the internet to find a suitable doctor near you, one who can communicate with you adequately until you have a good grasp of the local language. Make sure to know whom to call outside of surgery hours. Don’t forget to ask for names of doctors provided by private health insurance for foreigners and remember to contact a local dentist and have regular checkups. Prevention is the best cure. Expatica’s A-Z listing can help you to find expatriate healthcare in your area. Here's our guide to the most useful German medical terms.
Having a baby abroad
For women, having a baby abroad can bring up deep feelings of insecurity. How different is the approach to childbirth in your new country to that in your homeland? Read about giving birth in Germany or visit the Expatica forums and ask other expat women how they feel about giving birth away from home.
Overseas health insurance
Are you on a company package or do you need to take out private health insurance for foreigners? Make sure that you have checked out the expatriate health system in your new country of residence and that you have covered all of the areas which are important to you.
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The editorial seems to only be concerned with Private health insurance.
I think it is not correct to frighten other Ex-Brits into thinking they must have private health insurance.
I stand to be corrected , but If you work for more than 3 months in Germany you will pay contributions to the German Health and social security system and your UK health state health service cover is included. This of course only applies to Eurozone workers!
My comments are on my experiences having lived and worked in Germany for some years. As a further comment up until now I have found the health service here exemplary and I always feel that I am being treated as a special case. I have been well treated for My heart and Prostrate cancer.
Greetings to all
Can you help? My son has emigrated to Germany to live with his girlfriend. Whilst there he is working on research and development for his own company( registered in the UK). The company is not yet trading and he is not in receipt of any income. During this period he is self-financing. What is his position in regard to heathcare and social secuity. He is not looking to claim any benefit but clearly needs to be covered for healthcare. As he is not in receipt of any income from any source is he entitled to healthcare cover?
The editorial seems to only be concerned with Private health insurance.
I think it is not correct to frighten other Ex-Brits into thinking they must have private health insurance.
I stand to be corrected , but If you work for more than 3 months in Germany you will pay contributions to the German Health and social security system and your UK health state health service cover is included. This of course only applies to Eurozone workers!
My comments are on my experiences having lived and worked in Germany for some years. As a further comment up until now I have found the health service here exemplary and I always feel that I am being treated as a special case. I have been well treated for My heart and Prostrate cancer.
Greetings to all
Can you help? My son has emigrated to Germany to live with his girlfriend. Whilst there he is working on research and development for his own company( registered in the UK). The company is not yet trading and he is not in receipt of any income. During this period he is self-financing. What is his position in regard to heathcare and social secuity. He is not looking to claim any benefit but clearly needs to be covered for healthcare. As he is not in receipt of any income from any source is he entitled to healthcare cover?
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