Medical insurance
By InTheChoiceTrap •
Am looking to move to Doha, and the company says they only pay for the employees private medical insurance. When I asked about the family, they said the national healthcare was only a 100qar per person and I could get that for my wife and kids... Am moving from Singapore, being offered 40k base + housing, car and 75% of kids edu. We are stuck on this topic of med insurance. Any thoughts?
OK then. 40k a month is fine then, if housing, car and most of school fees are covered. Just make sure the housing allowance is reasonable (15k per month minimum for a decent family villa; more if you want something especially nice).
I'd still push for private medical insurance. If you have it, it may be possible to contact the insurer and see if you can have a private policy with them (I have no idea what the cost would be). Regardless, I would not rely on the national system for routine care, especially for your children.
Good luck.
Sorry I didn't specify that.
From what I gather the 100qar per yr is something I can try out first before the family get there, and if needed then I could spend 4-5k per year for the family private insurance... (assuming 4-5k for the family and not per family member)
Sorry I didn't specify that.
From what I gather the 100qar per yr is something I can try out first before the family get there, and if needed then I could spend 4-5k per year for the family private insurance... (assuming 4-5k for the family and not per family member)
Government health care system is the BEST.
You pay 100 QR and get good services. Even if you have private insurance, some time private hospitals can not handle your case and refer you to Hamad Medical Corporation.
vivme and Fomatted soul, you are right.
OP is asking for Medical insurance and I'm sure he is mentioning his monthly salary, but I wonder why Bachus said it's hard to keep a family here in this income.
vivme.. exactly my question... I read it few times.. didnt see anywhere that its per annum nor per month..
yes if its per month..you can easily get pvt medical insurance for family which will cost only 4-5k a year..
Guys, am I reading this right? Where is it mentioned that the package is 40K per annum?
I assume it is per month and that is plenty!
Hi I am a British expat living and working in Doha for 12 years and we have always had our local health card costing Qr 100 . People are spoilt here with having private insurance and don't know how good the local services are.
Why pay for a private clinic.? All they are interested in is making profit.
Go to the government run clinics and everything is subsidised by the government here.
Money is no object! You get the best.
I have had two major operations done here in Hamad hospital.
I have been going to a local clinic for 12 years and had excellent care.
They refer you straight to a specialist if they suspect anything wrong.
I have had in the last month a colonoscopy, and endoscopy , seen a heart specialist and had a complete medical to check there is nothing going on that could cause future problems. All because I am over 50 and these checks can save lives in the future.
Excellent care here.
This would never happen in the UK. You would be on a wait list for a year at least to just see one specialist and have one procedure.
Each procedure , done under sedation only cost me Qr75 .
For a paltry sum of Qr100 I recommend the health care in Qatar.
Of course you wait a little when you go for your check up. Not like the private hospitals, but for the standard of care here it's well worth it.
Yes 40k is not enough...plus private Medical facilities here are too costly..National Healthcare is for the Govt Run Hospital Called Hamad Medical Corporation. If you go for a routine checkup..you may end up staying there for around 5-6 hours..better think of this twice as moving with Family would be a very big decision without proper Medical facilities.
Yes 40k is not enough and i dont think you can apply for the family visa unless the company is doing it for you....
As far as I know more than 50% of expatriates in Qatar are living with their families with only 5000 QR per month!
Tarsiers, Bachus means 40K per annum ain't enough for a family to live here.
National healthcare is only a 100/- QR per person is true Mr.InTheChoiceTrap.
The national health is passable for emergency care but for routine and elective procedures, private is the only reasonable option.
40k base is not enough for a family to live on even with the benefits you mentioned.