Do people usually get private health insurance in Malta, even if they're entitled to use the state system when they're paying into it?
Our accountant suggested we just downgrade our policy, but not to go totally without private cover because of waiting lists, etc. It's all very confusing because in France there was no such thing as private, you paid into and used the state system.
At the moment we're entitled to emergency treatment while sorting out all the stuff to do with being self employed, then we'll be fully in the system. We have expat health cover, but to be honest it's expensive so we're looking at Bupa Malta. What kind of cover do people usually get, or is it really not that necessary?