Come down with a cold? Need medicine? Get a bad cut or break a bone? Unfortunately there’s a lot of ways you could hurt yourself in Iceland but the good news is that the Icelandic health system is built out well and here to help! In this video I talk about how to get medical care when you’re in Iceland as well as how to pay for health services with or without insurance.
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