Medical insurance not provided for family

prebotha

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Member since 27 April 2017

Kuwait City, Al Asimah

prebotha

24 May 2017 21:04:22

prebotha

24 May 2017 21:04:22

Kuwait City, Al Asimah

Hi there

I'm considering an offer to move to Kuwait, however I only have medical insurance for myself.

I have a 3 kids and obviously a wife. Is additional coverage needed and how much would that be? I was told that they would be able to go the public medical centers, but current staying in South Africa, I'm a little bit sceptic.

Appreciate any feedback.

Ribosom

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Member since 26 January 2013

Fintas

Ribosom

25 May 2017 06:56:06

944

Ribosom

25 May 2017 06:56:06

944

Fintas

Having a medical insurance provided by state is mandatory for all residents so yes, they will be able to use it. The cost per year is in range of 50 KWD for your wife and around half of that amount for children, so for you it would be around 250 KWD per year (around 800 US$). There are rumors though that they may be raising this amount considerably.

Public hospitals are not bad in my opinion. It is all about the physician, and not the place anyway.

prebotha

Member

Member since 27 April 2017

Kuwait City, Al Asimah

prebotha

25 May 2017 08:36:11

prebotha

25 May 2017 08:36:11

Kuwait City, Al Asimah

Thank you Ribosom, appreciate your feedback. So if I'm covered, I only need to add my wife and 3 kids, thus around 125 KWD per year for all of them. All kids are under 12.