Goodhealth Worldwide Renamed But Still Supporting Expatriate Healthcare Abroad
Health Abroad » Health Insurance Abroad
Wed, November 18, 2009 - 11:21 am EET
One of the leading international insurers of healthcare services for expatriates living and working abroad is Goodhealth Worldwide – but they’ve been bought up, renamed, rebranded and turned into Aetna Global Benefits. Now, whilst we fear the new name is a bit of a mouthful and unlike Goodhealth Worldwide it hardly does what it says on the tin, the good news is that under the Aetna brand, expats will still be able to get exceptional levels of healthcare and insurance.
Aetna is a US based company and with their purchase of the Goodhealth Worldwide brand they have effectively expanded their reach in terms of the services they can offer. Those already insured by Goodhealth have nothing to fear from the take over and rebrand, and those looking for international healthcare cover could do well to take a closer look at this player in the marketplace.
Whilst the likes of AXA PPP and Bupa have an incredibly strong presence in terms of international health insurance, they are not the be all and end all when it comes to health insurance providers for expatriates and those who lead a particularly international and flexible lifestyle. We always advise our readers to shop around, and with Aetna’s take over of Goodhealth, we think now could be a good time to review the company’s services.
If you’re an expatriate living in Spain you’ll be very well aware of the most recent changes to the healthcare system. Basically, expatriates who were living in Valencia but not contributing to the Spanish social system through employment based contributions or via voluntary contributions, but who were under retirement age and not on benefit are now required to contribute €90 a month in order to remain within the state healthcare scheme.
