Handover between health systems
Nobody owns the handover between two countries. If you do not manage it, it does not happen.
#planning
Managing a chronic condition across two countries
People who split their time between countries face a specific problem: two teams, neither in charge.
Keeping the whole picture together over years
After several moves, your own file is the only complete record that exists anywhere.
Planning a treatment trip: the timeline
Most problems with treatment abroad come from compressing the timeline, not from the medicine.
Getting a meaningful cost estimate before treatment
A headline price is not an estimate. The gap between them is where surprise bills live.
Paying for care abroad: practical mechanics
Card limits, transfer delays and currency spreads cause more distress than the headline price.
Budgeting for healthcare when living abroad
Insurance covers catastrophes. Most healthcare spending is the ordinary kind nobody budgets for.
How to assess a country health system before you need it
Rankings tell you little about the care you will actually receive. Here is what to look at instead.
Moving abroad with a chronic condition
Continuity is the hard part. A gap in treatment costs more than the move saves.
Building a country file: what to research and keep
One document, prepared once, that answers the questions you cannot research during a crisis.