On my last tour I had a couple who just wanted to move to Costa Rica for a couple of years to reduce their out of the pocket medical expenses until they became eligible for Medicare.

Their plan was to live here and then move back to the states  when their insurance took effect there. They knew that if they remained in the States until that time they could become destitute.

Not everyone’s situation is the same but there a 1000s of people who choose to live in Costa Rica to reduce the cost of health care and take advantage of the high quality low-cost care available in here.