Final Days For Hospital Cooperativo Discount Medical Plan Enrollment

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ENROLLMENT OPEN SEASON FOR THE ALTO AL CRIMEN/HOSPITAL COOPERATIVO MEDICAL DISCOUNT PLAN. ---  FINAL DAYS ARE COMING UP

DON’T  MISS  OUT ON A VERY GOOD DEAL!

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.

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.

There will be no Alto al Crimen table at the Tuesday market on Tuesday, January 2.   However, please make your decision about joining the plan,  read about it in the forum section of Boquete.ning.com and be ready to complete your enrollment quickly and efficiently.

We WILL have a table at the BCP Tuesday market on January 9 and January 16 from about 9 AM until closing time about noon.  These will be the last opportunities to renew your plan or to enroll for the first time here in Boquete.  We are hoping that there will not be too many people who wait until the last day.  If too many people wait until the last minute to enroll, there may not be enough time to process everyone.  We are making  arrangements with Hospital Cooperativo to accept enrollments in David and will provide a detailed announcement about that in the future.

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.

The charge for the plan will be $120 per person per year.  Payments need to be in cash.  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.  

Below is a copy of the information sheet we need to have for each enrollee.  Please copy it, paste it into your word processor 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 enrollees and for renewals.

If you happen to see me at the market on January 2, I’ll try to answer any questions you have, but we will not be set up for enrollments.

Here is a quick summary of actions you need to take to join the medical discount plan on January 9 or January 16.

READ ABOUT THE PLAN ON BOQUETE.NING.COM
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, PRINT OUT AND COMPLETE INFO FORMS FOR EACH PERSON IN ADVANCE. 

SHOW UP AT THE AAC TABLE WITH YOUR INFO FORMS, COPIES OF ID AND $120 CASH FOR EACH PERSON.  (BRING EVEN CHANGE IF POSSIBLE)

SIGN THE CONTRACT

 

Bob Gregory, Alto al Crimen

Here is the form to copy and print.  Fill in information by printing clearly.

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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 he used to notify you when your card is available for delivery.