Costa Rica Health Care and medical treatment
Costa Rica has universal health care and one of the best health systems in Latin America. The main drawback to this service is the red tape and waiting lines, but once you receive treatment or medicine, it will be of high quality. Employees pay 9% tax for this health insurance and the employer pays an additional 18%.
Private health care providers are very reasonably priced and world class, with many doctors that speak excellent English and who have studied abroad in Europe, Canada or the US.
There are 3 large, private hospitals that most expatriates use for their health care : CIMA hospital in Escazu [ https://www.hospitalsanjose.net/ ], Clinica Biblica in San Jose [www.clinicabiblica.com], and Clinica Catolica in San Jose (Guadalupe) [www.clinicacatolica.com]. Consultations begin at $60 and rooms have a basic rate of $180 per night.
