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davisjj 26 Apr 2002 19:03

US-based medical evacuation insurance?
 
Does anyone have recommendations on/personal experience with companies that sell medical evacuation insurance for US citizens?

Ed Messenger 30 Apr 2002 08:05

Luckily I never had to use it but I got medjet last year. (www.medjet.com) your first year is $175, they have their own hospital planes or will book you on a commercial flight if your mobile. They fly you home- not just to the hospital closest to your location. They'll even work with you inside the US if you have an accident 500 miles from home, or need to be flown to mayo clinic for special treatments.
Their rules are easier to meet than most other companies in terms of getting qualified for evacuation. In a nutshell if you are admitted to any bush hospital and can get a local official to say you need prolonged care, or advanced treatment they'll come get you.
I found them through a friend who was very concerned about the best policy and did lots of research before getting it himself.
-Ed



Susan Johnson 4 Jun 2002 12:21

See Michael Paull's comments about Medjet Assistance, who evacuated him from Beijing to Seattle recently:

Quote:

"... After an additional three days in Beijing, I was deemed stable enough for air evacuation back to the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA, in the company of my wife Aillene (who had flown in from Japan), and a air transport trauma nurse provided by the company that I had procured medical evacuation insurance from, MEDJET Assistance - without doubt, the best insurance coverage I have ever purchased in my life.

A small plug here - these people were remarkable, and I hope to provide some further information about them in a future update. If there was ever a better case for '...don't leave home without it.', MEDJET Assistance is at the top of my checklist, no matter where I travel (and I hope to do a LOT more)."
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