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Chile — Healthcare: Private Insurance

Chile runs public FONASA and private Isapre insurance, contributors pay 7% of income, and foreigners are covered depending on income and immigration status.

VerifiedGovernment / official sourceSuperintendencia de Salud — FONASA or IsapreLast reviewed: 2026-10-23

Key facts

  • All persons can be part of Fonasa including foreigners, but eligibility depends on income and immigration status.
  • Contributors pay 7% of their income, which is a contribution rate and not a coverage percentage.
  • Foreigners with a home-country pension have it converted by the Superintendencia de Pensiones to calculate their contribution.
  • Tourists or people with a pending visa access care through FONASA tramo A.

Steps

  1. Obtaining a Private Health Insurance Policy — It is unclear to this researcher how one would go about obtaining a private health insurance policy in Chile, as no specific information on the process has been found.

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