An upcoming alternative is telemedicine. Haven't had need to use the service linked below and don't know if it will work in the VI - but might be wor...

It is the local gov that has turned down obamacare. Local gov doesn't care for the transplanted mainlanders for sure. Locals get free care through Med...

Congress determined that ACA was for STATES only and deemed territories ineligible Seems an inhumane determination. But I guess it is what it i...

Just wanted to post what I found out today, for anyone who's been following the thread and might be interested. ~ Our Athem BCBS policy (we're in...

Cobra is an option for 18 months after you leave job with insurance. You pay the full premiums though Oh, good to know, I thought Cobra was only ...

Hi Alana, December 2015 is the publication date of this latest edition Settler's Guide, and and I'm sure many things may have changed since then, that...

I'm still in process of trying to reach my BCBS rep, to confirm that my current (individual) health insurance plan will indeed not be valid in the USV...

Thanks, Afriend, I am getting a clearer picture now. 😉

Thanks to all for your observations and insights. A couple of you mentioned concerns about medical care, and I've read about this concern in other fo...

"There are VERY few people here who make the move and for whom it becomes a forever home." What would you all say are the most common reasons tha...

It is not easy to find a home that is walkable to beaches and cafes,shops -- on STT where I have spent most of my life anyway. I am sure someone can c...

i know some people who live or have lived on stx and got/get by without a vehicle. it can be done. 1 lives in frederiksted and works in christiansted...

"There are places on STX where you can walk out the door to a beach and bar. I have several miles of beach and limited traffic roads near my house on ...

Nothing bad happened to me so you don't need insurance either. Lolololololololololololol 😀

"I'm just surprised bike paths, along some of the most scenic roads in the world, have never been considered." ME TOO. As a very health-oriented...

here are two travel insurance plans that will cover at least 6 months. This is not a substitute for health insurance but coverage that could be u...

Why do you think you need health insurance? If you're young and healthy, why bother. The VI offers you the opportunity to save that money you would ha...

You may be able to get a travel insurance policy to hold you over until you can secure health insurance in the VI. I think travel policies are good up...

There's a little bit of possible misinformation or misunderstanding in these posts: Since you are not covered under an employer plan, you are not...

And just for the record, it's STX, not St. X. I usually write it as STX, but sometimes I write St.X, just depends how I'm thinking at the moment ...

love it, Johnny! point taken!

I am surprised that health insurance covers marriage counseling. I thought this is a C&C business. Unless it falls under mental health defects ...

many thanks, Stxer1, will check!

we thank you for your input on walkability, pilates girl! We totally get the picture now! MNeal

I can believe that housing can be cheaper on STX. Crime may be more or less on STT or STX but the level of it being a problem is equal. The qua...