Hungary
Surprisingly, over the past 20 years Hungary and its capital Budapest have become the center of medical tourism. The quality of services offered meets all-European standards, their range is vast, but the cost is affordable for most residents of CIS countries.
Once you take part in the investment programme and get a residence permit, life-long permanent residence permit, or citizenship in Hungary you are guaranteed to get an opportunity to enjoy quality European medicine practically for free – your insurance will cost you only 20-40 Euros.
This country has multi-field state clinics and private establishments.
Mostly highly qualified doctors practise in state clinics:
- oncologists
- surgeons
- cardiologists .
Private establishments, on the other hand, mostly specialize in
- dentistry
- ophthalmology
- aesthetic surgery
Both clinics are extremely thorough in their approach to personnel training. In particular, Hungarian plastic surgeons spend 13 years studying and gaining experience to obtain a licence. As a result, Hungarian medicine is on par with American medicine in some fields and the prices for its services are 50-60% lower than in the USA. This attracts thousands of Americans annually.
Portugal
Public and private medicine coexist in this country. Hospitals with extremely well developed surgical fields, artificial insemination, gynecology function on the state level.
It is noteworthy that many European women choose Portugal as the birth destination. Lower prices for services attract citizens from the UK, the Netherlands, and Scandinavian countries.
Drawing up an annual insurance policy for about 350 Euros entitles a patient to visit a private doctor for consultations, perform certain tests, and undergo checkups. This type of medical services is extremely popular among Portuguese citizens. Thanks to insurance, doctor’s services are 2-3 times cheaper. While a usual consultation costs 40-50 euros, the insurance fee is 15 euros.
It is most advantageous to undergo treatment in Portuguese clinics if you have citizenship or residence permit status, which can be obtained here in just 2 months.
Most often, a residence permit is issued by investing in the economy of 1 million euros, or buying real estate for 500 thousand euros.