Pam and I finally went to our different medical systems to receive our recommended vaccinations in preparation for our trip to Ecuador. First issue was deciding which vaccinations we really needed. Our MDs recommended we visit the CDC website (Center for Disease Control) to answer that question.
We did that and found it to be extremely informative. You go to http://www.cdc.gov and click on "travelers' health." Then go to "destinations" and then "Ecuador." All the information you need is right there.
We both decided on inoculations for typhoid, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.
Now comes the fun part. I went to Kaiser for my shots: Total cost: $0
Pam went to Scan and her total cost (out of Pocket) for exactly the same shots: $700.
Wow! We can't figure out the difference yet as both of us have medicare to begin with which we then used to contract with the two different health systems.
Will investigate the issues when we return. Health care is a major issue for us, ,and part of the equation in our decision to maybe retire in Ecuador.
More later......
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Hi Tony and Pam,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your recent comment on our post. We are traveling back to Quito on our journey back to NC. We arrive Wednesday evening around 6:30 and we will be staying at the Hilton. If you guys would like to get together for conversation or dinner please call us at the Hilton. It will probably be after 7 before we arrive at the hotel. We are Richard (Mick) and Kathy Wesson
See you soon