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| BUPA is not part of TelMed. If you don’t know what this is I suggest, with all due respect, that you find out before critising the system. Have a look at your BUPA policy and see the rights that the insurers has and then compare it with a Swiss insurer and you will find that it’s very different. I would certainly not be comfortable with a foreign insurance instead of a Swiss one and I would strongly advise you to consider your position. I sincerely hope that you are not struck with a severe illness but, if you were, you could find yourself in a very difficult position. | |
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We had no problem with BUPA at all, worked really well here with a family, which has included hospital stays. I just think that the Swiss should be open to other medical companies who are not based in CH. Do we really live on an island? It is my point of view, thats all. I do now have Swiss insurance, which we took based on the view that we plan to be here for the foreseeable future, however for people on short term contracts of 1-2 years then I would certainly look at the options, which may include medical insurance outside of CH. It worked for us in the time we had it and felt confident that we had the support.
One issue that I have heard time and time again is that if you are a non Swiss speaker then it can be quite daunting, since most of the forms and information is written in the three main national languages and information in English is limited.