{"id":4177,"date":"2026-02-11T16:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medal.pt\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:08:47","slug":"healthcare-in-portugal-for-expats-quick-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medal.pt\/fr\/actualites\/healthcare-in-portugal-for-expats-quick-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Les soins de Sant\u00e9 au Portugal pour les Expatri\u00e9s: Aper\u00e7u Rapide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><br>Le Portugal est une destination populaire pour les expatri\u00e9s en raison de son climat favorable, de sa qualit\u00e9 de vie \u00e9lev\u00e9e et de son syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 performant. Comprendre le paysage des soins de sant\u00e9 est essentiel pour les expatri\u00e9s afin de garantir l\u2019acc\u00e8s aux soins n\u00e9cessaires. Ce guide pr\u00e9sente un aper\u00e7u des options de sant\u00e9 disponibles au Portugal, en mettant l\u2019accent sur les diff\u00e9rences entre le secteur public et priv\u00e9 et sur l\u2019importance de l\u2019assurance sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Vue d\u2019ensemble du syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9<br><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Sant\u00e9 Publique (Servi\u00e7o Nacional de Sa\u00fade - SNS)<\/mark><br>Le syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 public portugais, appel\u00e9 Servi\u00e7o Nacional de Sa\u00fade (SNS), offre un large \u00e9ventail de services g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de haute qualit\u00e9. Financ\u00e9s par les imp\u00f4ts, le SNS fournit des soins gratuits ou \u00e0 faible co\u00fbt aux r\u00e9sidents, incluant les soins primaires, hospitaliers et sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s. Selon le Rapport statistique de sant\u00e9 2022, il existe 243 h\u00f4pitaux au Portugal, dont 112 publics et 131 priv\u00e9s, principalement situ\u00e9s dans les grandes villes et les zones c\u00f4ti\u00e8res, o\u00f9 la densit\u00e9 de population est plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 \u00c9ligibilit\u00e9 et Acc\u00e8s<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Citoyens de l\u2019UE<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 m\u00eames droits d\u2019acc\u00e8s aux soins que les citoyens portugais ; ils peuvent utiliser la Carte Europ\u00e9enne d\u2019Assurance Maladie (CEAM) pour les s\u00e9jours courts et doivent s\u2019inscrire au SNS pour les r\u00e9sidences de longue dur\u00e9e.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Citoyens hors UE<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 doivent obtenir un titre de s\u00e9jour pour acc\u00e9der au SNS. Une fois inscrits, ils b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient des m\u00eames services que les r\u00e9sidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Services d\u2019Urgence<\/mark><br>En cas d\u2019urgence, composez le 112, disponible 24h\/24 et 7j\/7 dans l\u2019Union Europ\u00e9enne. Les appels sont gratuits et les ambulances envoy\u00e9es (INEM ou Pompiers) transporteront les patients vers l\u2019h\u00f4pital public le plus proche. Les patients peuvent ensuite continuer leur prise en charge dans le SNS ou utiliser leur assurance priv\u00e9e pour organiser un transport vers un h\u00f4pital ou une clinique priv\u00e9e, \u00e0 leurs frais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Soins de Sant\u00e9 Priv\u00e9s<\/mark><br>La sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e au Portugal est tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e et utilis\u00e9e pour un acc\u00e8s plus rapide aux sp\u00e9cialistes et proc\u00e9dures \u00e9lectives. Les h\u00f4pitaux et cliniques priv\u00e9s offrent des installations modernes et des d\u00e9lais d\u2019attente r\u00e9duits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Comparaison Sant\u00e9 Publique vs Priv\u00e9e<\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Co\u00fbt<\/mark><br><strong>Sant\u00e9 Publique<\/strong>: soins gratuits ou \u00e0 faible co\u00fbt, certaines sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9s peuvent avoir un co\u00fbt plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 mais subsid\u00e9.<br><strong>Sant\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e<\/strong>: g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus co\u00fbteuse, selon le service et le prestataire ; l\u2019assurance sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e peut r\u00e9duire consid\u00e9rablement ces frais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Qualit\u00e9 et Accessibilit\u00e9<\/mark><strong><br>Sant\u00e9 Publique<\/strong>: qualit\u00e9 \u00e9lev\u00e9e, mais temps d\u2019attente plus long pour les proc\u00e9dures non urgentes.<br><strong>Sant\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e<\/strong>: acc\u00e8s plus rapide, personnel souvent multilingue et soins plus personnalis\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Assurance Sant\u00e9: essentielle pour les Expatri\u00e9s<\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Pourquoi souscrire une Assurance Sant\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e<\/mark><br>M\u00eame si le SNS est accessible, il est fortement recommand\u00e9 aux expatri\u00e9s de souscrire une assurance sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e pour garantir un acc\u00e8s rapide \u00e0 une gamme plus large de services et couvrir les co\u00fbts des soins priv\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Assurance obligatoire pour les Visas<\/mark><br>Pour certains visas, comme le D7 pour retrait\u00e9s, il est obligatoire de souscrire une assurance sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e locale durant les premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Les solutions MEDAL r\u00e9pondent aux crit\u00e8res requis pour l\u2019obtention du visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Importance des Courtiers<\/mark><br>Un courtier comme MEDAL est pr\u00e9cieux pour guider les expatri\u00e9s sur le march\u00e9 local, surmonter les barri\u00e8res linguistiques et identifier les meilleures options. Il facilite les \u00e9changes avec les assureurs et les prestataires de soins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. \u00c9tapes pratiques pour acc\u00e9der aux soins<\/strong><br><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 S\u2019inscrire au SNS<\/mark><br><strong>i)<\/strong> Obtenir un titre de s\u00e9jour.<br><strong>ii)<\/strong> S\u2019inscrire au Centre de Sant\u00e9 local avec justificatif de r\u00e9sidence et pi\u00e8ce d\u2019identit\u00e9.<br><strong>iii)<\/strong> Recevoir un num\u00e9ro d\u2019usager (N\u00famero de Utente) donnant acc\u00e8s aux services du SNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Trouver un prestataire priv\u00e9<\/mark><br><strong>iv)<\/strong> Choisir un plan d\u2019assurance sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e fiable.<br><strong>v) <\/strong>Utiliser le r\u00e9seau de l\u2019assureur pour localiser les h\u00f4pitaux et cliniques priv\u00e9s.<br><strong>vi) <\/strong>Prendre rendez-vous directement avec les prestataires choisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #C0A062;\">\u2013 Soutien de MEDAL<\/mark><br>Les clients b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d\u2019un d\u00e9partement d\u00e9di\u00e9 aux sinistres sant\u00e9, qui les accompagne dans toutes les d\u00e9marches aupr\u00e8s des assureurs et prestataires, incluant soumission de demandes, pr\u00e9-autorisations et remboursements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><br>Le Portugal offre un syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 robuste, avec des options publiques et priv\u00e9es. Les expatri\u00e9s devraient souscrire une assurance sant\u00e9 compl\u00e8te pour garantir le meilleur acc\u00e8s aux soins. Comprendre ces syst\u00e8mes et planifier en cons\u00e9quence permettra de profiter d\u2019une vie saine et \u00e9panouie au Portugal.<br><br>Brochure t\u00e9l\u00e9chargeable:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medal.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Quick_Overview_Healthcare_Portugal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ici<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IntroductionPortugal is a popular destination for expatriates due to its favorable climate, high quality of life, and robust healthcare system. Understanding the healthcare landscape is crucial for expats to ensure they can access the care they need. 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