Relocation costs and savings

Vikanuk must have gotten grandfathered.
Above is the response I got from Cigna Global on August 5 2015.

Interesting....

And there you go. It's kind of like not having to have a VI drivers license to register a car in the VI or live in the VI for more than 30 days. There is the law and there is what people do and get away with. Hummmmm.

mike

And there you go. It's kind of like not having to have a VI drivers license to register a car in the VI or live in the VI for more than 30 days. There is the law and there is what people do and get away with. Hummmmm.

mike

Not sure what you're referring to - what's illegal?

USVI is a US Territory, the American citizens don't need the passport to travel to the
islands. Isn't it more important to have Health Insurance than No Passport privilege?
If US citizens could get health coverage, it would bring more people to the islands to live,
improve the economy, tourism.
What is the Department Of Health doing about it?
Can there be a strong action from USVI citizens to force the Government to make it
their priority?
Maybe the Vice President, Joe Biden or Dr.Michelle S. Davis should be urged to do something.

How does having more people come here to live improve the economy?

USVI is a US Territory, the American citizens don't need the passport to travel to the
islands. Isn't it more important to have Health Insurance than No Passport privilege?
If US citizens could get health coverage, it would bring more people to the islands to live,
improve the economy, tourism.
What is the Department Of Health doing about it?
Can there be a strong action from USVI citizens to force the Government to make it
their priority?
Maybe the Vice President, Joe Biden or Dr.Michelle S. Davis should be urged to do something.

I don't see how the "no passport" deal relates to the lack of health insurance on the island? You do have a point about improving the economy, if enough jobs are created by/for new citizens, or they are otherwise financially stable. But most tourists' insurance does cover them while visiting here.

That said, we swapped our ACA funding for additional Medicaid funding. With so many VI citizens on Medicaid, or in jobs that do supply insurance, like our too-large government, there aren't enough cries for private insurance, that too many citizens can't afford. The wheel isn't squeaky enough.

This utopic suggestion of an influx of new residents contributing to the economy simply makes no sense in my opinion. The USVI population has remained steady for a long time. 1990 - 101.809, 2000 - 108,612 and 2010 - 106,405. The infrastructure can't even keep up with/maintain this number effectively. An influx of new residents would only stretch the resources even thinner.

This utopic suggestion of an influx of new residents contributing to the economy simply makes no sense in my opinion. The USVI population has remained steady for a long time. 1990 - 101.809, 2000 - 108,612 and 2010 - 106,405. The infrastructure can't even keep up with/maintain this number effectively. An influx of new residents would only stretch the resources even thinner.

I agree and it's not specific to VI. It seems most places the increase in tax revenue from increased population (whether it be income tax, real estate tax, sales tax, whatever) doesn't support the increased demand on the infrastructure and the result is higher taxes or lower service. At least that's been my experience.

The VI needs a health insurance option for individuals but the insurance cos need to insure a group in order to be profitable. And the group needs to be large enough and somewhat committed.

At least that's been my experience.

Statistically proven too.

This utopic suggestion of an influx of new residents contributing to the economy simply makes no sense in my opinion. The USVI population has remained steady for a long time. 1990 - 101.809, 2000 - 108,612 and 2010 - 106,405. The infrastructure can't even keep up with/maintain this number effectively. An influx of new residents would only stretch the resources even thinner.

One of the only things I can agree with you on, just saying'.

CD

One of the only things I can agree with you on, just saying'.

I'm so giddy at this revelation I can barely contain myself. 😀

One of the only things I can agree with you on, just saying'.

I'm so giddy at this revelation I can barely contain myself. 😀

My pleasure!

CD

As an aside, I don't have any faith in the census numbers. It seems to me that this place is WAY more populated than when I moved here 20 years ago.