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Private Health Care

Over 90% of the Spanish population uses the Spanish National Health Service (INSALUD) yet it is not unusual to supplement this with some form of private healthcare policy. This can be either fully-comprehensive or contribute to a percentage of your treatment. If you are not lucky enough to be covered in a policy by your employer then you may still find an affordable policy that works for you and your family. Premiums can be anyway from around €35 to €80 a month depending on the network of medical professionals you can access and the age and sex of your family members. In more restrictive policies, if you do see a doctor outside of recommended network, you may still be refunded a major percentage of the fees by your healthcare company. Either way, Barcelona has fantastic offering or private clincs and top level medical professionals that a private policy can give you access too.

Here is a selection of private health care companies operating in Spain :-

Sanitas (English speaking helpline and several in-network English speaking doctors)
http://www.sanitas.es
Asisa
http://www.asisa.es
Adeslas
http://www.adeslas.es
Asistencia Sanitaria
http://www.asc.es
Axa Winterthur
http://www.axawinterthur.es