Expat Insurance in Asia: What Your Policy Actually Covers
Your insurance brochure says 'comprehensive coverage.' Your claim denial letter says 'pre-existing condition exclusion, paragraph 14(c).' Let's read the fine print together.
Healthcare
How to Handle a Medical Emergency Abroad: The Step-by-Step Protocol
Minute one: you're on the floor of a Bangkok restaurant. Minute two: someone's calling an ambulance. Here's what needs to happen in minutes three through sixty.
How to Find a Good Doctor in Asia When You Don't Speak the Language
The clinic near your apartment has great Google reviews — all in Korean. The hospital downtown has an 'international department' that's actually one nurse who speaks some English.
What to Do When You Get Sick in Asia (And You Don't Speak the Language)
You're feverish in a Tokyo hospital at midnight, the doctor is speaking rapid Japanese, and your Google Translate keeps saying 'potato' instead of 'stomach pain.'
Healthcare for Expats in Thailand: What Your Insurance Doesn't Cover
Thailand's hospitals are world-class. Your insurance coverage there? Probably less impressive than you think.