Healthcare Issues: Local medical discount programs

Expats may find it important that two local healthcare provider systems, Hospital Clinica Biblica and Hospital Metropolitano, offer cost-saving plans for their clients. Both programs, for a small monthly fee, extend discounts on many healthcare services, including doctor visits, lab services, some medical procedures, pharmacies, and much more. If you would like to know more about possible discounts for private medical care in Costa Rica, here is a brief description of the plan and where to get more information:

• Hospital Clinica Bilblica’s program, Mi Vida, can be used at both their San Jose and Santa Ana locations. For more information, email or call 2522-1000 and ask to speak to a representative of the MiVida plan. A Spanish language website can be reviewed at: https://www.clinicabiblica.com/mivida/index.php/es/

• Associated with Hospital Clinica Biblica, San Rafael Arcangel Medical Center Hospital in Liberia, used by many expats and tourists in Guanacaste, is developing a discount program similar to MiVida. Check with them for the status of their program. (506) 2690-5500 or 2666-1717, or email to: contacto@hcsanrafael.com. Their website is: https://www.hcsanrafael.com/• Medi-Smart is the name of the plan offered by Grupo Montecristo, which provides medical discount services at all Hospital Metropolitano locations, as well as 20 other health service providers throughout Costa Rica. Information about Medismart and the over 60 businesses associated with Grupo Montecristo can be found at: https://medismart.net/en/medismart-plan/  You can call their representative at 2528-5400 |or 2211-4444 or email them at: info@medismart.net Both plans offer significant discounts and can save me.

By Linda Leake, ARCR Board Member
*With permission of the ARCR