Discount Medical Plan Enrollments And Renewals Begin Tuesday, December 19

[NewsLady]

ENROLLMENT OPEN SEASON FOR THE ALTO AL CRIMEN/HOSPITAL COOPERATIVO MEDICAL DISCOUNT PLAN.

 

Beginning December 19 at the Tuesday Market we will once again have the Hospital Cooperativo discount medical plan open for renewals and for new enrollments.

Hospital Cooperativo is the ONLY non-profit hospital in Panama. It offers a wide range of basic medical services and has nineteen affiliated doctors plus a number of psychologists and nutritionists.

GOOD NEWS! Beginning in January 2018, a new doctor will be affiliated with the hospital. She is the daughter of Doctor Luis Wong, the hospital administrator.  Dra. Wong is a radiologist and will be managing the X-ray and ultrasound imaging facilities.  She speaks ENGLISH!  Dra. Wong has been practicing medicine in Spain.

The medical plan has no age limits, no waiting period and no pre-existing condition restrictions.

 

Discounts apply to doctor consultations, hospital services, hospital room charges, operating room services, prescription drugs at the pharmacy and emergency room services. Discounts range from 25% to 30% for most services and 50% for emergency room services.   And the discounts are off already very low prices because the hospital is non-profit.

 

Because the Alto al Crimen emergency bilingual hotline will be closing down, fees for the plan will no longer include donations to AAC. The charge for the plan will be $120 per person.  A separate contract and information sheet will be required for each person.   Also, a clear, legible copy of each person's ID must be provided.  Copies of Cedulas are preferred, but if you have a Pensionado Card or Passport, copies of them are also acceptable.  We are in a transitional stage of offering this service and will need payment in cash only.  All proceeds will go the the hospital.

 

Alto al Crimen will have a table at the BCP Tuesday market on December 19 from about 9 AM until Noon.   We plan to offer other enrollment or renewal opportunities until January 16.   But please do not delay.  If too many people wait until the last minute to enroll, there will not be enough time for everyone.

 

The hospital's contract is in Spanish, but we will have English translation copies available for you to read.  We'll also have a list of doctors and their specialties and a schedule of the discounts.

 

Below is a copy of the information sheet we need to have for each enrollee.  If you copy it and print the number of copies you will need, you can complete the forms and bring them with you. That will make your enrollment work faster and better.  Be sure to complete the form in clearly legible block letters. Your address does not need to contain detailed information because it is not used for dispatching ambulances or other emergency services.  We need this form for both new enrollments and for renewals.

 

Bob Gregory on behalf of Alto al Crimen

 

 

    

WORKSHEET FOR WALLET CARD [CARNET] INFORMATION

 

NAME [NOMBRE] ______________________________________

                                                                   As on passport or id.

 

 

CEDULA NUMBER ___________________________________

                                                     or resident ID or passport number

 

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EMAIL ADDRESS ______________________________________

 

 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS (direccion)  (Use community name or area such as: Alto Boquele, Boquete, Los Naranjos, etc.)

 

 

­____________________________________________________________

 

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

 

TELEPHONE NUMBER __________________________________

 

BLOOD TYPE & RH FACTOR (+ or - ) _______________

 

This confidential information will he used to complete your wallet Membership card and will be used to notify you when your card is available for to be picked up.