S G K Health Insurance FIASCO - Urgent

[Rindaloo]

I think so, yes.  But don't hold me to this.   am merely passing on what my friend told me.  She has been speaking to Willy at the British Embassy.

[Dutchie]

Really interesting. I'm wondering what will happen and in case of a compulsory medical what the policy related to pre existing illnesses is going to be.

[Ian]

Great for property prices - can you imagine the conversation:

"Yes - that is correct - to use your new property more than 90 days in the 6 month summer period you will need to take out a residents visa which you will need for lots of very important things anyway and Yes you will then have to pay for State Medical Cover that will cost you quite a lot of money and Yes there are fewer flights to Dalaman so prices are getting dearer and Yes logic does indicate that you will find it very difficult to sell your property in a few years time as we have far more properties than buyers - sign here"

Good job we love the place  

[quackers]

When we joined Bagkur my husband already had an existing medical condition that had been diagnosed in the UK. All he had to do was see a doctor at the hospital and he did a medical check that confirmed my husband still had the condition and the doctor sent a letter to Ankara who stamped and approved the findings and added the condition to his Bagkur insurance. He now gets his medication by recete(prescription) from a doctor in our village using his bagkur.

[Rindaloo]

I might be proved wrong, but I think the rules will be different for people joining the system now.

[shutterbug]

When I joined a year ago there was no question about pre existing conditions. They were just dealt with and covered. Willy has said that I should never have had my cover cancelled. It was apparently down to the Mugla/Fethiye problem. We'll see what happens when/if it is re instated. Don't see how they can change what they already approved.

[quackers]

We must be lucky then as we have never had any problem with our Bagkur since we got it over a year ago. Never had a letter from SGK office , never had a payment refused.   All has been plain sailing.

[shutterbug]

May I ask are you over 65?

[quackers]

Just. Why? Does it make a difference.

[shutterbug]

Apparently those of us with an OAP pension from the UK had our insurance cancelled and have not been allowed to regain it. They seem to think this entitles us to UK NHS.  Of course 6 mos out of the country makes it unavailable to any Brit and it never was an insurance policy. So 60 and over, you're out of luck. I'm 75 with no insurance, no money and unable to see the cardiologist or the neurosurgeon whose care I was under at Esnaf because they returned my premium in Oct. I had had the cover for a full year. Apparently this is mostly down to the woman in charge here in Fethiye now and no longer gov't policy. Hopefully I will live long enough for them to sort it out. Still, better that  freezing in the UK and dodging DNR orders and being denied treatment based on age, life expectancy and cost based on that. Too much, no treatment. I'd rather die in the sun. '-)