Gotta watch out for "dangerous" curbs in Faro. Two weeks ago I fell and I have a little fracture in my ankle (the fibula). So I thought this might be a good time to chat a bit about the healthcare experience here in Portugal.
First of all, healthcare is a human right in Portugal. It's in their constitution. Amazing concept for us Americans, right? Compared to the debacle that healthcare is in the USA that is. There's a public healthcare system in Portugal which is underfunded and shortstaffed. The husband and I have private health insurance and so far all of our experience has been with the private healthcare system. The cost for my health insurance here in Portugal is about 1/4 of what it was in the United States. (I used to pay ~$600 per month in the USA for a high deductible plan--as a self-employed person my health insurance was high. Whereas for my husband it's approx. the same cost because he used to be on Medicare in the USA.)
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